Shigeru Yoshida
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Shigeru Yoshida was a Japanese diplomat and statesman who led Japan’s post–World War II recovery and helped shape its pacifist constitution and pro-Western foreign policy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shigeru Yoshida canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T105966 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shigeru Yoshida Context triple: [Prime Minister of Japan, firstOfficeHolder, Shigeru Yoshida]
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A.
Eisaku Satō
Eisaku Satō was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, known for his leadership during Japan’s postwar economic growth and his role in the return of Okinawa.
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B.
Yasuhiro Nakasone
Yasuhiro Nakasone was a prominent Japanese statesman who served as Prime Minister in the 1980s and was known for his efforts to strengthen Japan’s international profile and pursue administrative and educational reforms.
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C.
Terauchi Masatake
Terauchi Masatake was a Japanese military officer and statesman who served as the first Governor-General of Korea and later as Prime Minister of Japan during the early 20th century.
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D.
Hideki Tojo
Hideki Tojo was a Japanese general and Prime Minister during World War II who played a central role in Japan’s militaristic expansion and was later convicted as a war criminal.
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E.
Junichiro Koizumi
Junichiro Koizumi is a reformist Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister from 2001 to 2006, known for his charismatic style and efforts to privatize Japan’s postal system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shigeru Yoshida Target entity description: Shigeru Yoshida was a Japanese diplomat and statesman who led Japan’s post–World War II recovery and helped shape its pacifist constitution and pro-Western foreign policy.
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A.
Eisaku Satō
Eisaku Satō was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, known for his leadership during Japan’s postwar economic growth and his role in the return of Okinawa.
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B.
Yasuhiro Nakasone
Yasuhiro Nakasone was a prominent Japanese statesman who served as Prime Minister in the 1980s and was known for his efforts to strengthen Japan’s international profile and pursue administrative and educational reforms.
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C.
Terauchi Masatake
Terauchi Masatake was a Japanese military officer and statesman who served as the first Governor-General of Korea and later as Prime Minister of Japan during the early 20th century.
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D.
Hideki Tojo
Hideki Tojo was a Japanese general and Prime Minister during World War II who played a central role in Japan’s militaristic expansion and was later convicted as a war criminal.
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E.
Junichiro Koizumi
Junichiro Koizumi is a reformist Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister from 2001 to 2006, known for his charismatic style and efforts to privatize Japan’s postal system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Prime Minister of Japan
ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of the Chrysanthemum
ⓘ
Order of the Paulownia Flowers ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1878-09-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1967-10-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Keio University
ⓘ
University of Tokyo ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo Imperial University
|
| era |
Showa era
ⓘ
surface form:
Shōwa period
|
| familyName | Yoshida ⓘ |
| givenName | Shigeru ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Count ⓘ |
| ideology |
liberal conservatism
ⓘ
pro-Western foreign policy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Yoshida Doctrine
ⓘ
surface form:
Yoshida Doctrine of economic recovery and security reliance on the United States
establishing pro-United States foreign policy ⓘ leading Japan’s post–World War II recovery ⓘ shaping Japan’s pacifist constitution ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| movement | Yoshida Doctrine ⓘ |
| name | Shigeru Yoshida self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName | 吉田 茂 ⓘ |
| notableWork | Yoshida Doctrine ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
ⓘ
politician ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Allied occupation of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
post–World War II Allied occupation of Japan
|
| placeOfBirth |
Japan
ⓘ
Kanagawa Prefecture ⓘ Yokohama ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Japan
ⓘ
Kanagawa Prefecture ⓘ Ōiso ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Liberal Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
Liberal Party (Japan) ⓘ
surface form:
Liberal Party (Japan, pre-1955)
|
| positionHeld |
Ambassador of Japan to Italy
ⓘ
Ambassador of Japan to the United Kingdom ⓘ Member of the House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| residence | Ōiso, Kanagawa ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| signed |
Treaty of San Francisco
ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco Peace Treaty
|
| spouse | Yoshida Yukiko ⓘ |
| termEnd |
1947-05-24
ⓘ
1954-12-10 ⓘ |
| termStart |
1946-05-22
ⓘ
1948-10-15 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shigeru Yoshida Description of subject: Shigeru Yoshida was a Japanese diplomat and statesman who led Japan’s post–World War II recovery and helped shape its pacifist constitution and pro-Western foreign policy.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Yoshida Doctrine