Yoshida Shigeru
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Yoshida Shigeru was a prominent Japanese diplomat and postwar prime minister who played a key role in Japan’s recovery and alignment with the West after World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yoshida Shigeru canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5936592 — 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: Yoshida Shigeru Context triple: [吉田茂, ローマ字表記, Yoshida Shigeru]
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A.
Satō Norikiyo
Satō Norikiyo, better known by his monastic name Saigyō, was a prominent 12th-century Japanese poet and Buddhist monk celebrated for his deeply reflective waka poetry on nature and impermanence.
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B.
Kōno Ichirō
Kōno Ichirō was an Imperial Japanese Army officer best known for his leadership role in commanding Japan’s 3rd Division.
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C.
Takahashi Korekiyo
Takahashi Korekiyo was a prominent Japanese statesman and finance minister, known for pioneering expansionary monetary policies that helped Japan recover from the Great Depression.
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D.
Nomura Shigeru
Nomura Shigeru is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Nomura, likely for contributions in a professional or public field.
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E.
Kakuei Tanaka
Kakuei Tanaka was a powerful and controversial Japanese prime minister and political kingmaker who dominated postwar politics through his influence within the Liberal Democratic Party.
- 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: Yoshida Shigeru Target entity description: Yoshida Shigeru was a prominent Japanese diplomat and postwar prime minister who played a key role in Japan’s recovery and alignment with the West after World War II.
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A.
Satō Norikiyo
Satō Norikiyo, better known by his monastic name Saigyō, was a prominent 12th-century Japanese poet and Buddhist monk celebrated for his deeply reflective waka poetry on nature and impermanence.
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B.
Kōno Ichirō
Kōno Ichirō was an Imperial Japanese Army officer best known for his leadership role in commanding Japan’s 3rd Division.
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C.
Takahashi Korekiyo
Takahashi Korekiyo was a prominent Japanese statesman and finance minister, known for pioneering expansionary monetary policies that helped Japan recover from the Great Depression.
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D.
Nomura Shigeru
Nomura Shigeru is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Nomura, likely for contributions in a professional or public field.
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E.
Kakuei Tanaka
Kakuei Tanaka was a powerful and controversial Japanese prime minister and political kingmaker who dominated postwar politics through his influence within the Liberal Democratic Party.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese politician
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human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Douglas MacArthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1878-09-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1967-10-20 ⓘ |
| diplomaticPost |
Ambassador of Japan to Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ambassador of Japan to the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Keio University
NERFINISHED
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Tokyo Imperial University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Shōwa period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Yoshida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Shigeru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Count ⓘ |
| ideology |
conservatism
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pro-Western alignment ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese postwar foreign policy
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Liberal Democratic Party of Japan’s security policy ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
NERFINISHED
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Liberal Party (Japan, 1945) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Yoshida Shigeru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | hakushaku (count) ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
led Japan’s postwar economic recovery
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negotiated the San Francisco Peace Treaty ⓘ |
| notableWork | Yoshida Doctrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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statesman ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Empire of Japan
NERFINISHED
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Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Japan
NERFINISHED
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Oiso, Kanagawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy | emphasis on economic growth over military expansion ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of the House of Representatives of Japan
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Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Prime Minister of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Shidehara Kijūrō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| residence | Oiso, Kanagawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| signed | Treaty of San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Yoshida Yukiko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Hatoyama Ichirō
NERFINISHED
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Katayama Tetsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEnd |
1947-05-24
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1954-12-10 ⓘ |
| termStart |
1946-05-22
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1948-10-15 ⓘ |
| workLocation | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yoshida Shigeru Description of subject: Yoshida Shigeru was a prominent Japanese diplomat and postwar prime minister who played a key role in Japan’s recovery and alignment with the West after World War II.
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