Triple

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).

Phrase: Imperial forces of Japan | Statement: [Teibō No.1, sideInConflict, Imperial forces of Japan]

Target entity: Imperial forces of Japan
Context triple: [Teibō No.1, sideInConflict, Imperial forces of Japan]

• A. Imperial Japanese government forces
  Imperial Japanese government forces were the military units loyal to Japan’s Meiji-era central government, which fought to suppress samurai rebellions and consolidate modern state authority in the late 19th century.
• B. Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan chosen
  The Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan were the combined military organizations of imperial Japan, encompassing its army, navy, and air services that played central roles in Japan’s expansion and conflicts up to the end of World War II.
• C. Imperial Japanese Army
  The Imperial Japanese Army was the ground-based military force of the Empire of Japan, playing a central role in Japan’s expansion and major conflicts across East Asia and the Pacific during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including World War II.
• D. Japanese Kwantung Army
  The Japanese Kwantung Army was a powerful and aggressive Imperial Japanese Army group stationed in Manchuria that played a central role in Japan’s expansionist campaigns in East Asia before and during World War II.
• E. Japanese Southern Force
  The Japanese Southern Force was a major Imperial Japanese Navy task force in World War II, most noted for its ill-fated attempt to pass through Surigao Strait during the larger Battle of Leyte Gulf.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.