Naoko Yamazaki
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Naoko Yamazaki is a Japanese engineer and former JAXA astronaut who flew aboard NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery on the STS-131 mission to the International Space Station.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Naoko Yamazaki canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4214861 — 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: Naoko Yamazaki Context triple: [JAXA Astronaut Group, notableMember, Naoko Yamazaki]
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A.
Ayako Wakao
Ayako Wakao is a renowned Japanese actress celebrated for her prolific film career from the 1950s onward, particularly in collaborations with director Yasuzō Masumura.
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B.
Naoko Mori
Naoko Mori is a Japanese-born British actress best known for her roles in the TV series "Torchwood" and the musical "Miss Saigon."
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C.
Makiko Tanaka
Makiko Tanaka is a Japanese politician and former foreign minister, known as the outspoken daughter of influential former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.
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D.
Akiko Yoshida
Akiko Yoshida is an individual known primarily through her close personal association with Steve Smith.
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E.
Yuki Satō
Yuki Satō is a Japanese name shared by multiple notable individuals, including athletes and entertainers, distinguished in their respective fields.
- 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: Naoko Yamazaki Target entity description: Naoko Yamazaki is a Japanese engineer and former JAXA astronaut who flew aboard NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery on the STS-131 mission to the International Space Station.
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A.
Ayako Wakao
Ayako Wakao is a renowned Japanese actress celebrated for her prolific film career from the 1950s onward, particularly in collaborations with director Yasuzō Masumura.
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B.
Naoko Mori
Naoko Mori is a Japanese-born British actress best known for her roles in the TV series "Torchwood" and the musical "Miss Saigon."
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C.
Makiko Tanaka
Makiko Tanaka is a Japanese politician and former foreign minister, known as the outspoken daughter of influential former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.
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D.
Akiko Yoshida
Akiko Yoshida is an individual known primarily through her close personal association with Steve Smith.
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E.
Yuki Satō
Yuki Satō is a Japanese name shared by multiple notable individuals, including athletes and entertainers, distinguished in their respective fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese astronaut
ⓘ
astronaut ⓘ engineer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| cooperatedWith | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| destination | International Space Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | JAXA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Yamazaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aerospace engineering
ⓘ
spaceflight ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Naoko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| is | former JAXA astronaut ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mission | STS-131 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Naoko Yamazaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 山崎直子 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being a Japanese woman astronaut ⓘ |
| notableWork | flight on STS-131 to the International Space Station ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronaut
ⓘ
engineer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | STS-131 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Japanese space program ⓘ |
| residence | Japan ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | JAXA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceAgencyCollaboration | JAXA–NASA cooperation on ISS missions ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Space Shuttle Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceflightExperience | yes ⓘ |
| spaceShuttleFlown | Space Shuttle Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | retired astronaut ⓘ |
| transportedBy | Space Shuttle Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visited | International Space Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn | International Space Station-related mission ⓘ |
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: Naoko Yamazaki Description of subject: Naoko Yamazaki is a Japanese engineer and former JAXA astronaut who flew aboard NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery on the STS-131 mission to the International Space Station.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.