Sekiryo Yamauchi
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Sekiryo Yamauchi was the second president of Nintendo, who expanded the company beyond its original playing-card business and laid groundwork for its later transformation into a global entertainment giant.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sekiryo Yamauchi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Sekiryo Yamauchi Context triple: [Fusajiro Yamauchi, hasSuccessor, Sekiryo Yamauchi]
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A.
Yūsaku Kamekura
Yūsaku Kamekura was a pioneering Japanese graphic designer renowned for his modernist posters and visual identities, including iconic work for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
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B.
Itagaki Taisuke
Itagaki Taisuke was a leading 19th-century Japanese politician and liberal activist who championed constitutional government and civil rights during the Meiji era.
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C.
Mitsumasa Yonai
Mitsumasa Yonai was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who briefly served as Prime Minister of Japan on the eve of World War II and later opposed Japan’s entry into the conflict.
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D.
Toshiyuki Sakata
Toshiyuki Sakata, better known by his stage name Harold Sakata, was a Japanese American professional wrestler and actor most famous for playing the henchman Oddjob in the James Bond film "Goldfinger."
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E.
Ozaki Yukio
Ozaki Yukio was a prominent Japanese liberal politician and statesman, often called the "father of the Japanese Constitution," known for championing democracy and civil rights in the Meiji and Taishō eras.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sekiryo Yamauchi Target entity description: Sekiryo Yamauchi was the second president of Nintendo, who expanded the company beyond its original playing-card business and laid groundwork for its later transformation into a global entertainment giant.
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A.
Yūsaku Kamekura
Yūsaku Kamekura was a pioneering Japanese graphic designer renowned for his modernist posters and visual identities, including iconic work for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
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B.
Itagaki Taisuke
Itagaki Taisuke was a leading 19th-century Japanese politician and liberal activist who championed constitutional government and civil rights during the Meiji era.
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C.
Mitsumasa Yonai
Mitsumasa Yonai was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who briefly served as Prime Minister of Japan on the eve of World War II and later opposed Japan’s entry into the conflict.
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D.
Toshiyuki Sakata
Toshiyuki Sakata, better known by his stage name Harold Sakata, was a Japanese American professional wrestler and actor most famous for playing the henchman Oddjob in the James Bond film "Goldfinger."
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E.
Ozaki Yukio
Ozaki Yukio was a prominent Japanese liberal politician and statesman, often called the "father of the Japanese Constitution," known for championing democracy and civil rights in the Meiji and Taishō eras.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
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company president ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Fusajiro Yamauchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1881 ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf | Nintendo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessPartner | Nintendo distributors in Japan ⓘ |
| child | Kimi Yamauchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| companyFoundedByPredecessor | Nintendo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| employer | Nintendo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Showa period
NERFINISHED
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Taisho period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Yamauchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Sekiryo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocationOfEmployer | Kyoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
entertainment
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playing cards ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expanding Nintendo beyond playing cards
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laying groundwork for Nintendo’s later diversification ⓘ serving as the second president of Nintendo ⓘ |
| legacy | helped transform Nintendo from a small card maker into a larger entertainment-oriented company ⓘ |
| memberOf | Yamauchi family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Sekiryo Yamauchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 山内積良 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
expansion of Nintendo’s distribution network
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modernization of Nintendo’s manufacturing operations ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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industrialist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of Nintendo ⓘ |
| predecessor | Fusajiro Yamauchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative |
Fusajiro Yamauchi
NERFINISHED
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Hiroshi Yamauchi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tei Yamauchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Tei Yamauchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicFocus |
growth of Nintendo’s playing-card business
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preparing Nintendo for diversification beyond cards ⓘ |
| successor | Hiroshi Yamauchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookFamilyNameFrom | Yamauchi family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Kyoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Sekiryo Yamauchi Description of subject: Sekiryo Yamauchi was the second president of Nintendo, who expanded the company beyond its original playing-card business and laid groundwork for its later transformation into a global entertainment giant.
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