Norishige Kanai
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Norishige Kanai is a Japanese physician and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut who has flown long-duration missions to the International Space Station.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Norishige Kanai canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4214860 — 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.
Target entity: Norishige Kanai Context triple: [JAXA Astronaut Group, notableMember, Norishige Kanai]
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Otozō Yamada
Otozō Yamada was a Japanese general who commanded the Kwantung Army in Manchuria during the final stages of World War II, including the Soviet–Japanese War of 1945.
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Tosiwo Nakayama
Tosiwo Nakayama was a Micronesian politician who became the founding president of the Federated States of Micronesia and played a key role in its transition to self-government.
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C.
Jun-ichi Nishizawa
Jun-ichi Nishizawa was a pioneering Japanese engineer and physicist often called the "father of Japanese microelectronics" for his foundational contributions to semiconductor and optoelectronic device technology.
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D.
Tetsuji Tamayama
Tetsuji Tamayama is a Japanese actor known for his roles in both film and television, including prominent appearances in contemporary Japanese cinema.
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E.
Kiyotake Kawaguchi
Kiyotake Kawaguchi was an Imperial Japanese Army general best known for leading Japanese forces in the Guadalcanal campaign during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Norishige Kanai Target entity description: Norishige Kanai is a Japanese physician and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut who has flown long-duration missions to the International Space Station.
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A.
Otozō Yamada
Otozō Yamada was a Japanese general who commanded the Kwantung Army in Manchuria during the final stages of World War II, including the Soviet–Japanese War of 1945.
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B.
Tosiwo Nakayama
Tosiwo Nakayama was a Micronesian politician who became the founding president of the Federated States of Micronesia and played a key role in its transition to self-government.
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C.
Jun-ichi Nishizawa
Jun-ichi Nishizawa was a pioneering Japanese engineer and physicist often called the "father of Japanese microelectronics" for his foundational contributions to semiconductor and optoelectronic device technology.
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D.
Tetsuji Tamayama
Tetsuji Tamayama is a Japanese actor known for his roles in both film and television, including prominent appearances in contemporary Japanese cinema.
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E.
Kiyotake Kawaguchi
Kiyotake Kawaguchi was an Imperial Japanese Army general best known for leading Japanese forces in the Guadalcanal campaign during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force officer
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astronaut ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| affiliation | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | International Space Station program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| employer | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aerospace medicine
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diving medicine ⓘ space medicine ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasEmployer |
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
NERFINISHED
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFlownTo | Low Earth orbit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProfession | medical doctor ⓘ |
| hasRank | captain ⓘ |
| hasRole |
flight engineer on Expedition 54
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flight engineer on Expedition 55 ⓘ |
| hasWorkedOn |
human spaceflight operations
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microgravity medical research ⓘ |
| isAstronautOf |
Japan
NERFINISHED
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf | JAXA Astronaut Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) ⓘ |
| name | Norishige Kanai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 金井 宣茂 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a Japanese JAXA astronaut
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serving as a physician-astronaut on the International Space Station ⓘ |
| notableWork | long-duration mission on the International Space Station ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronaut
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diving medical officer ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| selectedAsAstronautBy | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftFlown | Soyuz MS-07 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceMission |
Expedition 54
NERFINISHED
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Expedition 55 NERFINISHED ⓘ Soyuz MS-07 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainedAt |
Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
NERFINISHED
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JAXA Tsukuba Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAstronaut | long-duration mission astronaut ⓘ |
| visited | International Space Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Norishige Kanai Description of subject: Norishige Kanai is a Japanese physician and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut who has flown long-duration missions to the International Space Station.
Referenced by (1)
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