Nobusuke Kishi
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Nobusuke Kishi was a prominent Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister from 1957 to 1960 and played a key role in postwar Japan’s political and economic direction.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nobusuke Kishi canonical | 19 |
| Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi | 1 |
| Kishi Nobusuke | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T262311 — 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: Nobusuke Kishi Context triple: [University of Tokyo, hasNotableAlumni, Nobusuke Kishi]
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A.
Shigeru Yoshida
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Mamoru Shigemitsu was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as foreign minister and signed Japan’s formal surrender at the end of World War II.
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E.
Yukio Hatoyama
Yukio Hatoyama is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2009 to 2010 and was a leading figure in the Democratic Party of Japan.
- 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: Nobusuke Kishi Target entity description: Nobusuke Kishi was a prominent Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister from 1957 to 1960 and played a key role in postwar Japan’s political and economic direction.
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A.
Shigeru Yoshida
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Mamoru Shigemitsu was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as foreign minister and signed Japan’s formal surrender at the end of World War II.
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E.
Yukio Hatoyama
Yukio Hatoyama is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2009 to 2010 and was a leading figure in the Democratic Party of Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| causeOfPoliticalDownfall | public opposition to revised U.S.–Japan Security Treaty ⓘ |
| charge | suspected Class A war criminal (never tried) ⓘ |
| child | Yoko Abe ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1896-11-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1987-08-07 ⓘ |
| detainedBy |
Allied military governments
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied occupation authorities
|
| detentionEnd | 1948 ⓘ |
| detentionStart | 1945 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Tokyo
ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo Imperial University
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| employer |
Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Japan)
ⓘ
Ministry of Munitions (Japan) ⓘ |
| endTime | 1960-07-19 ⓘ |
| familyName | Kishi ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | law ⓘ |
| givenName | Nobusuke ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-communism
ⓘ
conservatism ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Japan Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (Japan, 1947)
Liberal Democratic Party ⓘ
surface form:
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Liberal Party (Japan) ⓘ
surface form:
Liberal Party (Japan, 1950)
|
| name | Nobusuke Kishi self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName | 岸 信介 ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Anpo protests against the U.S.–Japan Security Treaty ⓘ |
| notableWork | revision of the U.S.–Japan Security Treaty ⓘ |
| occupation |
bureaucrat
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeNumber |
56th Prime Minister of Japan
ⓘ
57th Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
economic planning of Manchukuo
ⓘ
postwar reconstruction of Japan ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tabuse, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Tokyo
ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo, Japan
|
| positionHeld |
Member of the House of Representatives of Japan
ⓘ
Minister of International Trade and Industry (Japan) ⓘ Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ Vice Minister of Munitions of Japan ⓘ |
| relative |
Eisaku Satō
ⓘ
surface form:
Eisaku Sato
Shintaro Abe ⓘ Shinzo Abe ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| residence |
Tokyo
ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo, Japan
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Eisaku Satō
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surface form:
Eisaku Sato
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| spouse | Yoshiko Kishi ⓘ |
| startTime | 1957-02-25 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Tokyo
ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo, Japan
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nobusuke Kishi Description of subject: Nobusuke Kishi was a prominent Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister from 1957 to 1960 and played a key role in postwar Japan’s political and economic direction.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi
subject surface form:
Shinzo Abe