Triple
T11406043
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | JR Hokkaido |
E270240
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedAsSuccessorTo |
P88961
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Japanese National Railways |
E55792
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Japanese National Railways | Statement: [JR Hokkaido, foundedAsSuccessorTo, Japanese National Railways]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Japanese National Railways Context triple: [JR Hokkaido, foundedAsSuccessorTo, Japanese National Railways]
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A.
Japanese National Railways
chosen
Japanese National Railways was Japan’s former state-owned railway company that operated the country’s nationwide rail network until its privatization and breakup in 1987.
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B.
Japan Railways Group
Japan Railways Group is a major network of regional railway companies in Japan that emerged from the privatization of the former Japanese National Railways and operates much of the country’s passenger rail services, including high-speed Shinkansen lines.
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C.
East Japan Railway Company
East Japan Railway Company is a major Japanese railway operator that runs an extensive network of commuter and high-speed train services across eastern Honshu, including the Tokyo metropolitan area.
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D.
Japanese Government Railways
Japanese Government Railways was the state-operated railway system of Japan that managed and expanded the country’s rail network before its postwar reorganization into Japanese National Railways.
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E.
Railway Bureau of Japan
The Railway Bureau of Japan is a governmental body responsible for planning, regulating, and overseeing the nation’s railway systems and policies.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: foundedAsSuccessorTo Context triple: [JR Hokkaido, foundedAsSuccessorTo, Japanese National Railways]
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A.
successorFoundedBy
Indicates that an entity was founded by the successor of another specified entity.
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B.
successorDynastyFoundedBy
Indicates that the successor dynasty was established or founded by the referenced person or group.
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C.
introducedAsSuccessorOf
chosen
Indicates that one entity was formally presented or designated to take over the role, position, or function previously held by another entity.
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D.
successorInNorthernLands
Indicates that one entity becomes the next holder of a role, title, or position specifically within the context of the Northern Lands.
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E.
successorDynasty
Indicates that one dynasty directly follows and replaces another in a sequence of rule or authority.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d6aaddeaa8819088b30ef7b50598c9 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8014c820c81908538ba4a08e13230 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 7:43 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f5f62fa15081909e7c71d8feda7391 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 1:03 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69d7e70ffd708190b62a78ebcbce9f78 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 5:51 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:34 p.m.