Triple
T6629118
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | East Japan Railway Company |
E149875
|
entity |
| Predicate | operates |
P24
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Shinkansen lines
Shinkansen lines are Japan’s high-speed railway routes known for their fast, punctual bullet trains connecting major cities across the country.
|
E617343
|
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: Shinkansen lines | Statement: [East Japan Railway Company, operates, Shinkansen lines]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shinkansen lines Context triple: [East Japan Railway Company, operates, Shinkansen lines]
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A.
Sanyō Shinkansen line
The Sanyō Shinkansen line is a major high-speed railway corridor in Japan that connects Osaka with Fukuoka, forming the western portion of the country’s bullet train network.
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B.
Tokaido Shinkansen
The Tokaido Shinkansen is Japan’s pioneering high-speed rail line connecting Tokyo with Osaka and other major cities, renowned for its speed, punctuality, and heavy passenger usage.
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C.
Sanyo Shinkansen
Sanyo Shinkansen is a high-speed railway line in Japan that connects Osaka with western Honshu cities such as Hiroshima and Fukuoka as part of the Shinkansen network.
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D.
Yamagata Shinkansen
The Yamagata Shinkansen is a Japanese high-speed "mini-shinkansen" rail line connecting Tokyo with Yamagata Prefecture by upgrading conventional tracks for Shinkansen through-service.
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E.
Jōetsu Shinkansen
The Jōetsu Shinkansen is a high-speed rail line in Japan that connects Tokyo with the Niigata region, providing rapid passenger service through central Honshu.
- 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: Shinkansen lines Triple: [East Japan Railway Company, operates, Shinkansen lines]
Generated description
Shinkansen lines are Japan’s high-speed railway routes known for their fast, punctual bullet trains connecting major cities across the country.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shinkansen lines Target entity description: Shinkansen lines are Japan’s high-speed railway routes known for their fast, punctual bullet trains connecting major cities across the country.
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A.
Sanyō Shinkansen line
The Sanyō Shinkansen line is a major high-speed railway corridor in Japan that connects Osaka with Fukuoka, forming the western portion of the country’s bullet train network.
-
B.
Tokaido Shinkansen
The Tokaido Shinkansen is Japan’s pioneering high-speed rail line connecting Tokyo with Osaka and other major cities, renowned for its speed, punctuality, and heavy passenger usage.
-
C.
Sanyo Shinkansen
Sanyo Shinkansen is a high-speed railway line in Japan that connects Osaka with western Honshu cities such as Hiroshima and Fukuoka as part of the Shinkansen network.
-
D.
Yamagata Shinkansen
The Yamagata Shinkansen is a Japanese high-speed "mini-shinkansen" rail line connecting Tokyo with Yamagata Prefecture by upgrading conventional tracks for Shinkansen through-service.
-
E.
Jōetsu Shinkansen
The Jōetsu Shinkansen is a high-speed rail line in Japan that connects Tokyo with the Niigata region, providing rapid passenger service through central Honshu.
- 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_69c687ee50048190aa151765bef16193 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6afa4a08481908cb5a554f388f32a |
completed | March 27, 2026, 4:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7128848fc8190810d8ffb5149b490 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 11:28 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c713842b9c8190ae31eba0bd449968 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 11:32 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c71444e9ec8190a68531ed29fd9377 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 11:35 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 1:59 p.m.