Triple

T14084889

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Hirota Kōki	`E338965`	entity
Predicate	positionHeld	`P8`	FINISHED
Object	Ambassador of Japan to the Soviet Union The Ambassador of Japan to the Soviet Union was Tokyo’s chief diplomatic representative in Moscow, responsible for managing Japanese–Soviet relations during the existence of the USSR.	`E1078219`	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 the Soviet Union | Statement: [Hirota Kōki, positionHeld, Ambassador of Japan to the Soviet Union]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ambassador of Japan to the Soviet Union
Context triple: [Hirota Kōki, positionHeld, Ambassador of Japan to the Soviet Union]

A. Japanese ambassador to the United States
The Japanese ambassador to the United States is Japan’s chief diplomatic representative in Washington, D.C., responsible for managing political, economic, and cultural relations between Japan and the U.S.
B. Minister of State for Special Missions of Japan
The Minister of State for Special Missions of Japan is a cabinet-level government position responsible for handling specific policy areas or special assignments designated by the Prime Minister.
C. 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.
D. United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union
The United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union was the chief American diplomatic representative in Moscow, responsible for managing U.S.–Soviet relations during the existence of the USSR.
E. 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.
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 the Soviet Union
Triple: [Hirota Kōki, positionHeld, Ambassador of Japan to the Soviet Union]

Generated description

The Ambassador of Japan to the Soviet Union was Tokyo’s chief diplomatic representative in Moscow, responsible for managing Japanese–Soviet relations during the existence of the USSR.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ambassador of Japan to the Soviet Union
Target entity description: The Ambassador of Japan to the Soviet Union was Tokyo’s chief diplomatic representative in Moscow, responsible for managing Japanese–Soviet relations during the existence of the USSR.

A. Japanese ambassador to the United States
The Japanese ambassador to the United States is Japan’s chief diplomatic representative in Washington, D.C., responsible for managing political, economic, and cultural relations between Japan and the U.S.
B. Minister of State for Special Missions of Japan
The Minister of State for Special Missions of Japan is a cabinet-level government position responsible for handling specific policy areas or special assignments designated by the Prime Minister.
C. 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.
D. United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union
The United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union was the chief American diplomatic representative in Moscow, responsible for managing U.S.–Soviet relations during the existence of the USSR.
E. 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.
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_69d81c687b0c819087fd9ed4198403f8`	completed	April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69de5edff1b881909ea56dc2429ef2dd`	completed	April 14, 2026, 3:36 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69fcb676620481908ed2fa5687a21866`	completed	May 7, 2026, 3:57 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69fcc5c893dc81908538136e0f9170ca`	completed	May 7, 2026, 5:03 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69fcc64ac93c8190ad40a04c74f70e18`	completed	May 7, 2026, 5:05 p.m.

Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:21 p.m.