Japan Democratic Party
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The Japan Democratic Party was a conservative political party in Japan that existed in the 1950s and later merged into what became the long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Japan Democratic Party canonical | 3 |
| 日本民主党 | 2 |
| Democratic Party (Japan, 1947) | 1 |
| Democratic Party (Japan, pre-1950) | 1 |
| Japan Democratic Party (smaller conservative groups) | 1 |
| Japan Liberal Party | 1 |
| Japanese Democratic Party | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T601952 — 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: Japan Democratic Party Context triple: [Jimintō, formedByMergerOf, Japan Democratic Party]
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A.
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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B.
Japan Socialist Party
The Japan Socialist Party was a major left-wing political party in Japan that served for decades as the principal opposition to the long-ruling conservative Liberal Democratic Party.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
National Democratic Party (Japan)
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.
- 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: Japan Democratic Party Target entity description: The Japan Democratic Party was a conservative political party in Japan that existed in the 1950s and later merged into what became the long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party.
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A.
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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B.
Japan Socialist Party
The Japan Socialist Party was a major left-wing political party in Japan that served for decades as the principal opposition to the long-ruling conservative Liberal Democratic Party.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
National Democratic Party (Japan)
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct political party
ⓘ
political party ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Japan Democratic Party
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surface form:
Japanese Democratic Party
Nihon Minshutō ⓘ |
| chamberRepresentation |
House of Councillors
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surface form:
House of Councillors of Japan
House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation | Japan ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1955 ⓘ |
| founded | 1954 ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Tokyo ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-World War II Japan ⓘ |
| ideology | conservatism ⓘ |
| influenced | postwar Japanese conservative politics ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
National Diet
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surface form:
National Diet of Japan
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| mergedInto | Liberal Democratic Party ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Japanese national elections ⓘ |
| partOf | Japanese party system ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation |
anti-communist
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pro-business ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
centre-right
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right-wing ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Japan Democratic Party
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Japan Democratic Party (smaller conservative groups)
Liberal Party (Japan) ⓘ
surface form:
Liberal Party (Japan, 1950s)
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| reasonForDissolution | merger with Liberal Party to form Liberal Democratic Party ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| status | merged ⓘ |
| successor | Liberal Democratic Party ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japan Democratic Party Description of subject: The Japan Democratic Party was a conservative political party in Japan that existed in the 1950s and later merged into what became the long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Democratic Party (Japan, 1947)
this entity surface form:
Japanese Democratic Party
this entity surface form:
Japan Democratic Party (smaller conservative groups)
this entity surface form:
Democratic Party (Japan, pre-1950)
this entity surface form:
日本民主党
this entity surface form:
Japan Liberal Party