Cosmo Hoshimaru
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Cosmo Hoshimaru is a futuristic, childlike space-themed character created as the official mascot for the 1985 World Exposition in Tsukuba, Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cosmo Hoshimaru canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2424936 — 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: Cosmo Hoshimaru Context triple: [Expo 85, mascot, Cosmo Hoshimaru]
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A.
Kenjirō
Kenjirō is a Japanese masculine given name that can be written with various kanji combinations and is borne by multiple notable individuals in fields such as sports, arts, and entertainment.
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B.
Senichi Hoshino
Senichi Hoshino was a prominent Japanese baseball manager and former pitcher, best known for revitalizing multiple Nippon Professional Baseball teams and leading them to championship success.
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C.
Hyakutake Yuji
Hyakutake Yuji is a Japanese amateur astronomer best known for discovering Comet Hyakutake, one of the brightest and most widely observed comets of the 20th century.
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D.
Shintaro
Shintaro is a Japanese given name commonly used for males and borne by various notable figures in sports, entertainment, and politics.
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E.
Saitō Makoto
Saitō Makoto was a Japanese admiral and statesman who served as Governor-General of Korea and later as Prime Minister of Japan during the early Shōwa period.
- 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: Cosmo Hoshimaru Target entity description: Cosmo Hoshimaru is a futuristic, childlike space-themed character created as the official mascot for the 1985 World Exposition in Tsukuba, Japan.
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A.
Kenjirō
Kenjirō is a Japanese masculine given name that can be written with various kanji combinations and is borne by multiple notable individuals in fields such as sports, arts, and entertainment.
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B.
Senichi Hoshino
Senichi Hoshino was a prominent Japanese baseball manager and former pitcher, best known for revitalizing multiple Nippon Professional Baseball teams and leading them to championship success.
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C.
Hyakutake Yuji
Hyakutake Yuji is a Japanese amateur astronomer best known for discovering Comet Hyakutake, one of the brightest and most widely observed comets of the 20th century.
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D.
Shintaro
Shintaro is a Japanese given name commonly used for males and borne by various notable figures in sports, entertainment, and politics.
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E.
Saitō Makoto
Saitō Makoto was a Japanese admiral and statesman who served as Governor-General of Korea and later as Prime Minister of Japan during the early Shōwa period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ mascot ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tsukuba Science City
ⓘ
world's fair ⓘ
surface form:
World's fair
|
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| creator |
International Exposition, Tsukuba, Japan, 1985
ⓘ
surface form:
World Exposition Tsukuba 1985 organizers
|
| depicts |
advanced technology
ⓘ
space exploration ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
childlike
ⓘ
futuristic ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Cosmo Hoshimaru self-link ⓘ |
| inception | 1985 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locationOfEvent | Tsukuba ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the official mascot of Expo '85
ⓘ
space-themed design ⓘ |
| officialMascotOf |
Expo '85 Tsukuba
ⓘ
surface form:
1985 World Exposition in Tsukuba
Expo 85 ⓘ
surface form:
Expo '85
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| targetAudience |
children
ⓘ
families ⓘ |
| theme | space ⓘ |
| usedFor |
event branding
ⓘ
promotion of Expo '85 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cosmo Hoshimaru Description of subject: Cosmo Hoshimaru is a futuristic, childlike space-themed character created as the official mascot for the 1985 World Exposition in Tsukuba, Japan.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.