Triple
T1244441
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mamoru Shigemitsu |
E26731
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ambassador of Japan to China
The Ambassador of Japan to China is Tokyo’s chief diplomatic representative in Beijing, responsible for managing Japan–China relations and overseeing Japan’s embassy and diplomatic missions in China.
|
E142531
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Ambassador of Japan to China | Statement: [Mamoru Shigemitsu, positionHeld, Ambassador of Japan to China]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ambassador of Japan to China Context triple: [Mamoru Shigemitsu, positionHeld, Ambassador of Japan to China]
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A.
Ambassador of Japan to the United Kingdom
The Ambassador of Japan to the United Kingdom is Tokyo’s chief diplomatic representative in London, responsible for managing Japan–UK relations and overseeing the Japanese embassy’s political, economic, and cultural activities.
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B.
United States Ambassador to Japan
The United States Ambassador to Japan is the chief diplomatic representative of the U.S. government in Japan, responsible for managing bilateral relations and overseeing the American embassy in Tokyo.
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C.
United States Consul General to Japan
The United States Consul General to Japan is a senior American diplomatic official who heads a U.S. consulate in Japan, overseeing consular services and representing U.S. interests in a specific region of the country.
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D.
Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office in China
The Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office in China was the top American diplomatic representative in Beijing before full diplomatic relations and the establishment of a formal U.S. embassy.
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E.
Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations
The Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations is China’s chief diplomatic envoy at the UN, responsible for representing and advancing the country’s positions in the organization’s deliberations and decision-making processes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Ambassador of Japan to China Triple: [Mamoru Shigemitsu, positionHeld, Ambassador of Japan to China]
Generated description
The Ambassador of Japan to China is Tokyo’s chief diplomatic representative in Beijing, responsible for managing Japan–China relations and overseeing Japan’s embassy and diplomatic missions in China.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ambassador of Japan to China Target entity description: The Ambassador of Japan to China is Tokyo’s chief diplomatic representative in Beijing, responsible for managing Japan–China relations and overseeing Japan’s embassy and diplomatic missions in China.
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A.
Ambassador of Japan to the United Kingdom
The Ambassador of Japan to the United Kingdom is Tokyo’s chief diplomatic representative in London, responsible for managing Japan–UK relations and overseeing the Japanese embassy’s political, economic, and cultural activities.
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B.
United States Ambassador to Japan
The United States Ambassador to Japan is the chief diplomatic representative of the U.S. government in Japan, responsible for managing bilateral relations and overseeing the American embassy in Tokyo.
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C.
United States Consul General to Japan
The United States Consul General to Japan is a senior American diplomatic official who heads a U.S. consulate in Japan, overseeing consular services and representing U.S. interests in a specific region of the country.
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D.
Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office in China
The Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office in China was the top American diplomatic representative in Beijing before full diplomatic relations and the establishment of a formal U.S. embassy.
-
E.
Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations
The Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations is China’s chief diplomatic envoy at the UN, responsible for representing and advancing the country’s positions in the organization’s deliberations and decision-making processes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69a4948689d08190b3a4a3f388c02148 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bf636e208190a4d56806db61916c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:36 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac8f7bd6148190933210f66a8899ce |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:50 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac900a6c208190b3c76efcec1186ec |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:52 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac9111e6288190b83074bd05e2f282 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:56 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:47 p.m.