Tokkō
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Tokkō was the colloquial name for Japan’s prewar and wartime Special Higher Police, a political police force tasked with suppressing dissent and ideological opposition.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5985338 — 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: Tokkō Context triple: [Special Higher Police, shortName, Tokkō]
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A.
Takanot
Takanot are rabbinic enactments or decrees established to address communal needs and clarify or safeguard Jewish law within Rabbinic Judaism.
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B.
Tokoro
Tokoro is a coastal district of Kitami City in Hokkaido, Japan, known historically for its fishing industry and drift ice along the Sea of Okhotsk.
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Tosora
Tosora is a historic town in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known as the former political and cultural center of the Bugis Kingdom of Wajo.
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Totsakan
Totsakan is the ten-headed demon king of Lanka in the Thai epic Ramakien, serving as its central villain and a key figure in Thai classical literature and performance.
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Tokamachi
Tokamachi is a city in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, known for its heavy snowfall, traditional textile industry, and scenic rural landscapes.
- 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: Tokkō Target entity description: Tokkō was the colloquial name for Japan’s prewar and wartime Special Higher Police, a political police force tasked with suppressing dissent and ideological opposition.
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A.
Takanot
Takanot are rabbinic enactments or decrees established to address communal needs and clarify or safeguard Jewish law within Rabbinic Judaism.
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B.
Tokoro
Tokoro is a coastal district of Kitami City in Hokkaido, Japan, known historically for its fishing industry and drift ice along the Sea of Okhotsk.
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C.
Tosora
Tosora is a historic town in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known as the former political and cultural center of the Bugis Kingdom of Wajo.
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D.
Totsakan
Totsakan is the ten-headed demon king of Lanka in the Thai epic Ramakien, serving as its central villain and a key figure in Thai classical literature and performance.
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E.
Tokamachi
Tokamachi is a city in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, known for its heavy snowfall, traditional textile industry, and scenic rural landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political police force
ⓘ
special higher police ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Tokubetsu Kōtō Keisatsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
World War II
ⓘ
prewar period of the Empire of Japan ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| dissolutionPeriod | post-1945 occupation of Japan ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | Allied occupation authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | repressive security organ ⓘ |
| ideologicalTarget |
anarchism
ⓘ
communism ⓘ liberal democracy ⓘ religious groups deemed subversive ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| ideology |
militarism
ⓘ
ultranationalism ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | internal security of the Empire of Japan ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Peace Preservation Law of 1925 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRole |
control of anarchist activities
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control of communist activities ⓘ control of left-wing movements ⓘ control of socialist activities ⓘ suppression of labor movements ⓘ suppression of political dissent ⓘ surveillance of ideological opposition ⓘ |
| nativeName | 特別高等警察 ⓘ |
| notableFor | suppression of ideological and political opposition in prewar and wartime Japan ⓘ |
| officialName | Special Higher Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Japanese left-wing activists
ⓘ
civil liberties advocates in Japan ⓘ |
| partOf | Japanese police system ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kempeitai
NERFINISHED
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Peace Preservation Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
monitoring labor unions
ⓘ
monitoring political parties ⓘ monitoring religious sects ⓘ monitoring student groups ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Home Ministry of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministry of Justice of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedRegime | authoritarian rule in prewar Japan ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | state security agency ⓘ |
| usedMethods |
arrest of political suspects
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censorship ⓘ infiltration of organizations ⓘ interrogation ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tokkō Description of subject: Tokkō was the colloquial name for Japan’s prewar and wartime Special Higher Police, a political police force tasked with suppressing dissent and ideological opposition.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tokku