Triple

T4638736
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ebetsu E101597 entity
Predicate roadNetwork P385 FINISHED
Object National highways of Japan
The national highways of Japan are a nationwide network of major roads that connect cities, towns, and regions across the country, supporting both long-distance travel and freight transport.
E456771 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: National highways of Japan | Statement: [Ebetsu, roadNetwork, National highways of Japan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National highways of Japan
Context triple: [Ebetsu, roadNetwork, National highways of Japan]
  • A. Honshū expressway network
    The Honshū expressway network is an extensive system of high-speed toll expressways that connects major cities and regions across Japan’s largest island, Honshū.
  • B. Tohoku Expressway
    The Tohoku Expressway is a major Japanese toll highway that runs north from the Tokyo area through several prefectures toward the Tohoku region, serving as one of the country’s primary north–south transportation arteries.
  • C. Seto-Chuo Expressway
    The Seto-Chuo Expressway is a major Japanese expressway that forms part of the road network crossing the Seto Inland Sea via the Seto Ohashi Bridge system, linking Honshu and Shikoku.
  • D. Higashi-Kanto Expressway
    The Higashi-Kanto Expressway is a major Japanese expressway in the Kanto region that connects the Tokyo area with Chiba Prefecture and serves as a key route to Narita International Airport.
  • E. Nishi-Meihan Expressway
    Nishi-Meihan Expressway is a major expressway in Japan’s Kansai region that connects parts of Osaka and Nara Prefectures, serving as an important route for regional traffic and logistics.
  • 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: National highways of Japan
Triple: [Ebetsu, roadNetwork, National highways of Japan]
Generated description
The national highways of Japan are a nationwide network of major roads that connect cities, towns, and regions across the country, supporting both long-distance travel and freight transport.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National highways of Japan
Target entity description: The national highways of Japan are a nationwide network of major roads that connect cities, towns, and regions across the country, supporting both long-distance travel and freight transport.
  • A. Honshū expressway network
    The Honshū expressway network is an extensive system of high-speed toll expressways that connects major cities and regions across Japan’s largest island, Honshū.
  • B. Tohoku Expressway
    The Tohoku Expressway is a major Japanese toll highway that runs north from the Tokyo area through several prefectures toward the Tohoku region, serving as one of the country’s primary north–south transportation arteries.
  • C. Seto-Chuo Expressway
    The Seto-Chuo Expressway is a major Japanese expressway that forms part of the road network crossing the Seto Inland Sea via the Seto Ohashi Bridge system, linking Honshu and Shikoku.
  • D. Higashi-Kanto Expressway
    The Higashi-Kanto Expressway is a major Japanese expressway in the Kanto region that connects the Tokyo area with Chiba Prefecture and serves as a key route to Narita International Airport.
  • E. Nishi-Meihan Expressway
    Nishi-Meihan Expressway is a major expressway in Japan’s Kansai region that connects parts of Osaka and Nara Prefectures, serving as an important route for regional traffic and logistics.
  • 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_69bd43d3bc7c81908f81fcf380476b0f completed March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd5a8e0ee88190becab97d2ef1571a completed March 20, 2026, 2:32 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bdfacf3cb08190a080e5ed1063902f completed March 21, 2026, 1:56 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bdfb70b9d48190a32c5cc753c45aab completed March 21, 2026, 1:59 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bdfc54e194819080b1eb5b9f0dfe9e completed March 21, 2026, 2:03 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:13 p.m.