Nakae Chōmin
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Nakae Chōmin was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese political thinker, journalist, and translator who helped introduce Western liberal ideas to Japan and became a leading advocate for democracy and civil rights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nakae Chōmin canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T493769 — 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: Nakae Chōmin Context triple: [Freedom and People’s Rights Movement, notableFigure, Nakae Chōmin]
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A.
Andō Rikichi
Andō Rikichi was a Japanese military officer and colonial administrator who served in prominent leadership roles in Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
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B.
Isogai Rensuke
Isogai Rensuke was an Imperial Japanese Army general who commanded forces in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including at major engagements such as the Battle of Taierzhuang.
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C.
Yamaguchi Naoyoshi
Yamaguchi Naoyoshi was a Japanese statesman of the early Meiji era who took part in Japan’s modernization efforts, including its landmark diplomatic and study tour abroad.
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D.
Yokoi Shōnan
Yokoi Shōnan was a late Edo and early Meiji-era Japanese political thinker and reformist samurai known for advocating Western-style modernization and national strengthening.
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E.
Mutaguchi Renya
Mutaguchi Renya was a Japanese general best known for commanding the ill-fated Imphal offensive in Burma during World War II.
- 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: Nakae Chōmin Target entity description: Nakae Chōmin was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese political thinker, journalist, and translator who helped introduce Western liberal ideas to Japan and became a leading advocate for democracy and civil rights.
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A.
Andō Rikichi
Andō Rikichi was a Japanese military officer and colonial administrator who served in prominent leadership roles in Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
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B.
Isogai Rensuke
Isogai Rensuke was an Imperial Japanese Army general who commanded forces in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including at major engagements such as the Battle of Taierzhuang.
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C.
Yamaguchi Naoyoshi
Yamaguchi Naoyoshi was a Japanese statesman of the early Meiji era who took part in Japan’s modernization efforts, including its landmark diplomatic and study tour abroad.
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D.
Yokoi Shōnan
Yokoi Shōnan was a late Edo and early Meiji-era Japanese political thinker and reformist samurai known for advocating Western-style modernization and national strengthening.
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E.
Mutaguchi Renya
Mutaguchi Renya was a Japanese general best known for commanding the ill-fated Imphal offensive in Burma during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Meiji-era intellectual
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journalist ⓘ person ⓘ political thinker ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| activity | participation in the Freedom and People’s Rights Movement ⓘ |
| advocated |
civil liberties
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constitutional government ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ representative government ⓘ |
| birthName | Nakae Tokusuke ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| era |
Meiji era
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surface form:
Meiji period
|
| ethnicGroup | Japanese ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education
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journalism ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ translation ⓘ |
| givenName | Tokusuke ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese democratic thought
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Taishō democracy intellectuals ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French Enlightenment thought
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of civil rights in Japan
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advocacy of democracy in Japan ⓘ introducing Western liberal ideas to Japan ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
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Japanese ⓘ |
| movement |
Freedom and People’s Rights Movement
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Japanese liberalism ⓘ |
| name |
Nakae Tokusuke
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surface form:
Nakae Chōmin
|
| nativeName | 中江兆民 ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
adaptation of Rousseau’s social contract theory to Japan
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critique of authoritarian government in Meiji Japan ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government
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Ichinen yūhan ⓘ Sansuijin keirin mondō ⓘ |
| occupation |
educator
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journalist ⓘ political philosopher ⓘ politician ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
liberalism
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republicanism ⓘ |
| pseudonym | Chōmin ⓘ |
| region | Japan ⓘ |
| translatedAuthor | Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ |
| translatedWork | The Social Contract ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nakae Chōmin Description of subject: Nakae Chōmin was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese political thinker, journalist, and translator who helped introduce Western liberal ideas to Japan and became a leading advocate for democracy and civil rights.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.