Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau
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The Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau is a regional diplomatic bureau within Japan’s foreign ministry responsible for formulating and implementing Japan’s foreign policy toward countries in the Middle East and Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1081171 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau Context triple: [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, hasDivision, Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau]
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A.
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs is the U.S. State Department division responsible for managing American foreign policy and diplomatic relations in the Middle East and North Africa.
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B.
Bureau for the Middle East (USAID)
The Bureau for the Middle East (USAID) is the regional arm of the U.S. Agency for International Development responsible for planning and overseeing American foreign assistance and development programs across Middle Eastern countries.
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C.
Office of Egyptian Affairs
The Office of Egyptian Affairs is a U.S. State Department office responsible for managing and coordinating American foreign policy and diplomatic relations with Egypt.
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D.
Bureau of African Affairs
The Bureau of African Affairs is the U.S. State Department division responsible for shaping and implementing American foreign policy and diplomatic relations with countries across the African continent.
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E.
Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs
The Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs is a division of the U.S. Department of State responsible for managing American foreign policy and diplomatic relations with countries in South and Central Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau Target entity description: The Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau is a regional diplomatic bureau within Japan’s foreign ministry responsible for formulating and implementing Japan’s foreign policy toward countries in the Middle East and Africa.
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A.
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs is the U.S. State Department division responsible for managing American foreign policy and diplomatic relations in the Middle East and North Africa.
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B.
Bureau for the Middle East (USAID)
The Bureau for the Middle East (USAID) is the regional arm of the U.S. Agency for International Development responsible for planning and overseeing American foreign assistance and development programs across Middle Eastern countries.
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C.
Office of Egyptian Affairs
The Office of Egyptian Affairs is a U.S. State Department office responsible for managing and coordinating American foreign policy and diplomatic relations with Egypt.
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D.
Bureau of African Affairs
The Bureau of African Affairs is the U.S. State Department division responsible for shaping and implementing American foreign policy and diplomatic relations with countries across the African continent.
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E.
Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs
The Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs is a division of the U.S. Department of State responsible for managing American foreign policy and diplomatic relations with countries in South and Central Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomatic bureau
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government agency ⓘ regional bureau ⓘ |
| continentFocus |
Africa
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Asia ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Japanese embassies in Africa
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Japanese embassies in the Middle East ⓘ other bureaus of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| governmentLevel | national ⓘ |
| handles |
economic affairs in Africa
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economic affairs in the Middle East ⓘ political affairs in Africa ⓘ political affairs in the Middle East ⓘ regional security issues in Africa ⓘ regional security issues in the Middle East ⓘ |
| hasRole |
advising the Japanese government on African affairs
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advising the Japanese government on Middle Eastern affairs ⓘ coordinating Japan’s regional initiatives in Africa ⓘ coordinating Japan’s regional initiatives in the Middle East ⓘ promoting Japan’s economic interests in Africa ⓘ promoting Japan’s economic interests in the Middle East ⓘ supporting peace and stability in Africa ⓘ supporting peace and stability in the Middle East ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Government of Japan ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Japan
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Tokyo ⓘ |
| oversees |
Japan’s bilateral relations with African countries
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Japan’s bilateral relations with Middle Eastern countries ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ⓘ |
| partOf | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ⓘ |
| policyArea |
diplomacy
ⓘ
foreign policy ⓘ |
| regionalFocus |
Middle East
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
formulation of Japan’s foreign policy toward African countries
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formulation of Japan’s foreign policy toward the Middle East ⓘ implementation of Japan’s foreign policy toward African countries ⓘ implementation of Japan’s foreign policy toward the Middle East ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau Description of subject: The Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau is a regional diplomatic bureau within Japan’s foreign ministry responsible for formulating and implementing Japan’s foreign policy toward countries in the Middle East and Africa.
Referenced by (3)
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