JPS Nishina Memorial Prize
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The JPS Nishina Memorial Prize is a prestigious Japanese physics award honoring outstanding research achievements, particularly in theoretical and experimental nuclear and particle physics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nishina Memorial Prize | 5 |
| JPS Nishina Memorial Prize canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2104963 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: JPS Nishina Memorial Prize Context triple: [Toshihide Maskawa, awardReceived, JPS Nishina Memorial Prize]
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A.
Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy
The Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy is one of Japan’s most prestigious academic honors, awarded by the Japan Academy for outstanding scholarly achievements across the sciences and humanities.
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B.
Kyoto Prize
The Kyoto Prize is a prestigious international award from Japan that honors individuals worldwide for outstanding contributions to science, technology, arts, and philosophy.
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C.
Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences
The Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences is a prestigious international award from Japan that honors outstanding contributions to fundamental scientific research across fields such as life sciences, earth sciences, and mathematical sciences.
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D.
Keio Medical Science Prize
The Keio Medical Science Prize is a prestigious international award presented by Keio University to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of medical and life sciences.
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E.
Japan Prize
The Japan Prize is a prestigious international award that honors significant contributions to science and technology that promote peace and prosperity for humanity.
- 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: JPS Nishina Memorial Prize Target entity description: The JPS Nishina Memorial Prize is a prestigious Japanese physics award honoring outstanding research achievements, particularly in theoretical and experimental nuclear and particle physics.
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A.
Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy
The Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy is one of Japan’s most prestigious academic honors, awarded by the Japan Academy for outstanding scholarly achievements across the sciences and humanities.
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B.
Kyoto Prize
The Kyoto Prize is a prestigious international award from Japan that honors individuals worldwide for outstanding contributions to science, technology, arts, and philosophy.
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C.
Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences
The Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences is a prestigious international award from Japan that honors outstanding contributions to fundamental scientific research across fields such as life sciences, earth sciences, and mathematical sciences.
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D.
Keio Medical Science Prize
The Keio Medical Science Prize is a prestigious international award presented by Keio University to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of medical and life sciences.
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E.
Japan Prize
The Japan Prize is a prestigious international award that honors significant contributions to science and technology that promote peace and prosperity for humanity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
physics award
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science prize ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Nishina Memorial Foundation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
JPS Nishina Memorial Prize
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surface form:
Nishina Memorial Prize
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| awardFor |
experimental nuclear physics research
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experimental particle physics research ⓘ outstanding research achievements in physics ⓘ theoretical nuclear physics research ⓘ theoretical particle physics research ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| eligibility | physicists with outstanding research achievements ⓘ |
| field |
nuclear physics
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particle physics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | academic award ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.nishina-mf.or.jp/ ⓘ |
| inception | 1955 ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| location | Japan ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Yoshio Nishina ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Makoto Kobayashi
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Masatoshi Koshiba ⓘ Takaaki Kajita ⓘ Toshihide Maskawa ⓘ Yoichiro Nambu ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Physical Society of Japan ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ |
| significance | one of the most prestigious physics prizes in Japan ⓘ |
| sponsor | Nishina Memorial Foundation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: JPS Nishina Memorial Prize Description of subject: The JPS Nishina Memorial Prize is a prestigious Japanese physics award honoring outstanding research achievements, particularly in theoretical and experimental nuclear and particle physics.
Referenced by (7)
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this entity surface form:
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Nishina Memorial Prize
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Nishina Memorial Prize
subject surface form:
Makoto Kobayashi
subject surface form:
Leo Esaki
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Nishina Memorial Prize
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Nishina Memorial Prize