Geological Survey of Japan
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The Geological Survey of Japan is a national research institute responsible for studying and monitoring Japan’s geology, natural resources, and geohazards such as earthquakes and volcanic activity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Geological Survey of Japan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10838715 — 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: Geological Survey of Japan Context triple: [Fuji Volcanic Zone, monitoredBy, Geological Survey of Japan]
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A.
Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences
The Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences is a major Japanese research center specializing in advanced studies of the Earth’s systems, including climate, oceans, and geophysics.
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B.
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology is a Japanese national research institution specializing in oceanography, marine geology, and Earth science, known for operating advanced deep-sea exploration technologies.
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C.
National Institutes of Natural Sciences of Japan
The National Institutes of Natural Sciences of Japan is a national research organization that oversees major scientific institutes and facilities in fields such as astronomy, physics, and biology.
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D.
Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo
The Earthquake Research Institute at the University of Tokyo is a leading Japanese research center dedicated to the scientific study of earthquakes, volcanoes, and related geophysical phenomena.
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E.
Geospatial Information Authority of Japan
The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan is the national agency responsible for surveying, mapping, and managing geospatial and geographic information across Japan.
- 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: Geological Survey of Japan Target entity description: The Geological Survey of Japan is a national research institute responsible for studying and monitoring Japan’s geology, natural resources, and geohazards such as earthquakes and volcanic activity.
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A.
Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences
The Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences is a major Japanese research center specializing in advanced studies of the Earth’s systems, including climate, oceans, and geophysics.
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B.
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology is a Japanese national research institution specializing in oceanography, marine geology, and Earth science, known for operating advanced deep-sea exploration technologies.
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C.
National Institutes of Natural Sciences of Japan
The National Institutes of Natural Sciences of Japan is a national research organization that oversees major scientific institutes and facilities in fields such as astronomy, physics, and biology.
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D.
Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo
The Earthquake Research Institute at the University of Tokyo is a leading Japanese research center dedicated to the scientific study of earthquakes, volcanoes, and related geophysical phenomena.
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E.
Geospatial Information Authority of Japan
The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan is the national agency responsible for surveying, mapping, and managing geospatial and geographic information across Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological survey agency
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national research institute ⓘ |
| abbreviation | GSJ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Japan Meteorological Agency
NERFINISHED
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international geological surveys ⓘ universities in Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
active fault research
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energy resources ⓘ geochemistry ⓘ geohazards ⓘ geological mapping ⓘ geological risk assessment ⓘ geology ⓘ geophysics ⓘ geothermal energy ⓘ landslide research ⓘ marine geology ⓘ mineral resources ⓘ seismology ⓘ tsunami research ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| focusesOnRegion |
Japanese archipelago
NERFINISHED
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surrounding marine areas of Japan ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.gsj.jp/ ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ibaraki Prefecture
NERFINISHED
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Japan ⓘ Tsukuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTask |
assessment of geohazards
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geological survey of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ maintenance of geological databases ⓘ monitoring earthquakes ⓘ monitoring volcanic activity ⓘ production of geological maps ⓘ research on energy resources ⓘ research on mineral resources ⓘ |
| nativeName | 産業技術総合研究所地質調査総合センター NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Government of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
AIST
NERFINISHED
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National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Japanese national geoscience infrastructure ⓘ |
| publishes |
geological maps of Japan
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geological reports ⓘ hazard assessment maps ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Geological Survey of Japan Description of subject: The Geological Survey of Japan is a national research institute responsible for studying and monitoring Japan’s geology, natural resources, and geohazards such as earthquakes and volcanic activity.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.