Edwin O. Reischauer
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Edwin O. Reischauer was an influential American diplomat and scholar of Japanese studies who served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan and helped shape postwar U.S.–Japan relations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edwin O. Reischauer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9044695 — 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: Edwin O. Reischauer Context triple: [McCune–Reischauer, namedAfter, Edwin O. Reischauer]
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A.
John W. Dower
John W. Dower is an American historian and Pulitzer Prize–winning author best known for his work on modern Japanese history and U.S.–Japan relations.
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B.
James W. Nye
James W. Nye was a 19th-century American politician who served as the first governor of the Nevada Territory and later as a U.S. senator from Nevada.
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C.
Walter H. Shorenstein
Walter H. Shorenstein was a prominent American real estate developer and philanthropist known for his influential role in Democratic politics and major support of academic and public policy institutions.
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D.
Kenneth A. Ota
Kenneth A. Ota is a technology entrepreneur best known as a founder of Pixelworks, a company specializing in advanced video and display processing solutions.
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E.
Tokuji Hayakawa
Tokuji Hayakawa was a Japanese inventor and entrepreneur best known for establishing the company that became Sharp Corporation and pioneering early consumer electronics products.
- 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: Edwin O. Reischauer Target entity description: Edwin O. Reischauer was an influential American diplomat and scholar of Japanese studies who served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan and helped shape postwar U.S.–Japan relations.
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A.
John W. Dower
John W. Dower is an American historian and Pulitzer Prize–winning author best known for his work on modern Japanese history and U.S.–Japan relations.
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B.
James W. Nye
James W. Nye was a 19th-century American politician who served as the first governor of the Nevada Territory and later as a U.S. senator from Nevada.
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C.
Walter H. Shorenstein
Walter H. Shorenstein was a prominent American real estate developer and philanthropist known for his influential role in Democratic politics and major support of academic and public policy institutions.
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D.
Kenneth A. Ota
Kenneth A. Ota is a technology entrepreneur best known as a founder of Pixelworks, a company specializing in advanced video and display processing solutions.
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E.
Tokuji Hayakawa
Tokuji Hayakawa was a Japanese inventor and entrepreneur best known for establishing the company that became Sharp Corporation and pioneering early consumer electronics products.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American diplomat
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Japanologist ⓘ human ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in Far Eastern Languages ⓘ |
| academicTitle | Professor of Japanese History ⓘ |
| appointedBy | John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Order of the Sacred Treasure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from surgery after a stabbing attack ⓘ |
| child | Robert Reischauer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coAuthoredWith |
Albert M. Craig
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marius B. Jansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1910-10-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1990-09-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
ⓘ
Oberlin College NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Chicago ⓘ |
| employer | Harvard University ⓘ |
| endTime | 1966-08-19 ⓘ |
| familyName | Reischauer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
East Asian history
ⓘ
Japanese studies ⓘ international relations ⓘ |
| fullName | Edwin Oldfather Reischauer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Edwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor | Order of the Rising Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | U.S. policy toward Japan ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Chinese
ⓘ
English ⓘ Japanese ⓘ |
| legacy | Harvard’s Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies named in his honor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | was stabbed by a mentally ill assailant in Tokyo in 1964 while serving as U.S. Ambassador ⓘ |
| notableFor |
promoting mutual understanding between the United States and Japan
ⓘ
shaping postwar U.S.–Japan relations ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Japan: Past and Present
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan: The Story of a Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ My Life Between Japan and America NERFINISHED ⓘ The Japanese ⓘ Toward the Twenty-First Century NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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diplomat ⓘ scholar ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| parent |
Joseph H. Reischauer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lilian Reischauer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | La Jolla, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | United States Ambassador to Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| spouse |
Harriet Baldwin
NERFINISHED
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Harriet Reischauer NERFINISHED ⓘ Harriet Reischauer (née Baldwin) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1961-04-28 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edwin O. Reischauer Description of subject: Edwin O. Reischauer was an influential American diplomat and scholar of Japanese studies who served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan and helped shape postwar U.S.–Japan relations.
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