National Democratic Party (Japan)
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The National Democratic Party (Japan) was a centrist to center-right political party formed in 2018 through the merger of two opposition groups, positioning itself as an alternative to both the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and more progressive opposition parties.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 国民民主党 | 3 |
| National Democratic Party (Japan) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T487214 — 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: National Democratic Party (Japan) Context triple: [Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, mergedWith, National Democratic Party (Japan)]
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A.
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is a major center-left political party that serves as the principal opposition force to Japan’s long-dominant conservative ruling parties.
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B.
Democratic Party (Japan)
The Democratic Party (Japan) was a major centrist to center-left political party that briefly served as the main opposition force in Japanese politics before reorganizing into successor parties including the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.
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C.
Liberal Democratic Party
The Liberal Democratic Party is Japan’s long-ruling conservative political party that has governed the country for most of the period since its founding in 1955.
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D.
Liberal Party (Japan)
The Liberal Party (Japan) was a conservative political party that played a key role in postwar Japanese politics and later merged into what became the dominant Liberal Democratic Party.
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E.
Komeito
Komeito is a Japanese political party known for its centrist, pacifist, and Buddhist-influenced platform and its long-standing role as a junior partner in national coalition governments.
- 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: National Democratic Party (Japan) Target entity description: The National Democratic Party (Japan) was a centrist to center-right political party formed in 2018 through the merger of two opposition groups, positioning itself as an alternative to both the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and more progressive opposition parties.
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A.
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is a major center-left political party that serves as the principal opposition force to Japan’s long-dominant conservative ruling parties.
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B.
Democratic Party (Japan)
The Democratic Party (Japan) was a major centrist to center-left political party that briefly served as the main opposition force in Japanese politics before reorganizing into successor parties including the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.
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C.
Liberal Democratic Party
The Liberal Democratic Party is Japan’s long-ruling conservative political party that has governed the country for most of the period since its founding in 1955.
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D.
Liberal Party (Japan)
The Liberal Party (Japan) was a conservative political party that played a key role in postwar Japanese politics and later merged into what became the dominant Liberal Democratic Party.
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E.
Komeito
Komeito is a Japanese political party known for its centrist, pacifist, and Buddhist-influenced platform and its long-standing role as a junior partner in national coalition governments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
centre-right political party
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centrist political party ⓘ political party ⓘ |
| abbreviation | DPFP ⓘ |
| color | blue ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dissolutionDate | 2020-09-15 ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2020 ⓘ |
| electoralStatus | opposition party ⓘ |
| formationDate | 2018-05-07 ⓘ |
| founded | 2018 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
members of Kibō no Tō
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members of the Democratic Party (Japan, 2016) ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | national politics of Japan ⓘ |
| hasMembership | members of the National Diet of Japan ⓘ |
| hasObjective | to provide a centrist alternative in Japanese politics ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Tokyo ⓘ |
| ideology |
conservatism
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liberalism ⓘ third way ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
House of Councillors
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surface form:
House of Councillors of Japan
House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Japan ⓘ |
| mergerOf |
Democratic Party (Japan)
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surface form:
Democratic Party (Japan, 2016)
Kibō no Tō ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
National Democratic Party (Japan)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
国民民主党
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| operatesInSystem | parliamentary system of Japan ⓘ |
| opposes |
Liberal Democratic Party
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surface form:
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
constitutional revision proposals of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
centre
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centre-right ⓘ |
| positionedAs |
alternative to progressive opposition parties
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alternative to the Liberal Democratic Party ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Democratic Party (Japan)
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surface form:
Democratic Party (Japan, 2016)
Kibō no Tō ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| shortName | Kokumin Minshutō ⓘ |
| successor | Democratic Party for the People ⓘ |
| supports |
constitutional democracy
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market economy ⓘ social welfare policies ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | political organization ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: National Democratic Party (Japan) Description of subject: The National Democratic Party (Japan) was a centrist to center-right political party formed in 2018 through the merger of two opposition groups, positioning itself as an alternative to both the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and more progressive opposition parties.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
National Democratic Party (Japan)
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nativeLabel
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National Democratic Party (Japan)
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
国民民主党
this entity surface form:
国民民主党
this entity surface form:
国民民主党