Yoshigoro Obayashi
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Yoshigoro Obayashi was a Japanese entrepreneur best known as the founder of Obayashi Corporation, one of Japan’s major construction and engineering companies.
All labels observed (1)
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| Yoshigoro Obayashi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17662897 — 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: Yoshigoro Obayashi Context triple: [Obayashi Corporation, foundedBy, Yoshigoro Obayashi]
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A.
Shunji Izaki
Shunji Izaki was an Imperial Japanese Navy officer who commanded Japanese forces during World War II, notably in the Pacific theater.
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B.
Yasujiro Tsutsumi
Yasujiro Tsutsumi was a powerful Japanese businessman and politician who built a vast corporate empire, including the Seibu Group, and became one of the wealthiest individuals in postwar Japan.
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C.
Tsukada Hideo
Tsukada Hideo is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Tsukada.
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D.
Shunji Suzuki
Shunji Suzuki is a Japanese individual notable enough to be specifically distinguished from others sharing the surname Suzuki, though detailed public information about his achievements is limited.
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E.
Hideo Oguni
Hideo Oguni was a prominent Japanese screenwriter best known for his collaborations with director Akira Kurosawa on several classic films.
- 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: Yoshigoro Obayashi Target entity description: Yoshigoro Obayashi was a Japanese entrepreneur best known as the founder of Obayashi Corporation, one of Japan’s major construction and engineering companies.
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A.
Shunji Izaki
Shunji Izaki was an Imperial Japanese Navy officer who commanded Japanese forces during World War II, notably in the Pacific theater.
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B.
Yasujiro Tsutsumi
Yasujiro Tsutsumi was a powerful Japanese businessman and politician who built a vast corporate empire, including the Seibu Group, and became one of the wealthiest individuals in postwar Japan.
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C.
Tsukada Hideo
Tsukada Hideo is a Japanese individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Tsukada.
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D.
Shunji Suzuki
Shunji Suzuki is a Japanese individual notable enough to be specifically distinguished from others sharing the surname Suzuki, though detailed public information about his achievements is limited.
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E.
Hideo Oguni
Hideo Oguni was a prominent Japanese screenwriter best known for his collaborations with director Akira Kurosawa on several classic films.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.