Saburō Kurusu
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Saburō Kurusu was a Japanese diplomat best known for his role in U.S.-Japan negotiations immediately before the attack on Pearl Harbor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saburō Kurusu canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T612598 — 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: Saburō Kurusu Context triple: [Tripartite Pact, signatoryRepresentative, Saburō Kurusu]
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A.
Rikichi Tsukada
Rikichi Tsukada was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army who led Japanese forces during World War II, including in the later stages of the Pacific War.
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B.
Jirō Minami
Jirō Minami was a Japanese general and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of Korea during the later period of Japanese rule.
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C.
Mutaguchi Renya
Mutaguchi Renya was a Japanese general best known for commanding the ill-fated Imphal offensive in Burma during World War II.
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D.
Masaru Ibuka
Masaru Ibuka was a Japanese electronics engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Sony Corporation and a pioneer of Japan’s postwar consumer electronics industry.
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E.
Shojiro Iida
Shojiro Iida was a Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army who led major operations in Southeast Asia during World War II, particularly in the invasion of Burma.
- 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: Saburō Kurusu Target entity description: Saburō Kurusu was a Japanese diplomat best known for his role in U.S.-Japan negotiations immediately before the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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A.
Rikichi Tsukada
Rikichi Tsukada was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army who led Japanese forces during World War II, including in the later stages of the Pacific War.
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B.
Jirō Minami
Jirō Minami was a Japanese general and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of Korea during the later period of Japanese rule.
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C.
Mutaguchi Renya
Mutaguchi Renya was a Japanese general best known for commanding the ill-fated Imphal offensive in Burma during World War II.
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D.
Masaru Ibuka
Masaru Ibuka was a Japanese electronics engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Sony Corporation and a pioneer of Japan’s postwar consumer electronics industry.
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E.
Shojiro Iida
Shojiro Iida was a Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army who led major operations in Southeast Asia during World War II, particularly in the invasion of Burma.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese diplomat
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| arrivedInWashingtonAsEnvoy | 1941-11-15 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1886-03-07 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| children | three sons ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1954-05-07 ⓘ |
| detainedBy | United States government after Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| diplomaticRank | ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Hitotsubashi University
ⓘ
Tokyo Higher Commercial School ⓘ |
| employer | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ⓘ |
| era |
Shōwa period
ⓘ
linked to:
Showa era
|
| fieldOfWork | international relations ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Tripartite Pact negotiations
ⓘ
linked to:
Tripartite Pact
|
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| name | Saburō Kurusu ⓘ |
| nativeName | 来栖 三郎 ⓘ |
| notableEvent | present in Washington, D.C. when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on 1941-12-07 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-signing the Tripartite Pact on behalf of Japan
ⓘ
role in U.S.–Japan negotiations before the attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| occupation | diplomat ⓘ |
| participatedIn | negotiations with the United States in Washington, D.C. in 1941 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Tokyo, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Tokyo
|
| positionHeld |
Japanese Ambassador to Germany
ⓘ
Japanese Ambassador to the United States (special envoy) ⓘ
linked to:
Japanese ambassador to the United States
|
| postwarStatus | not prosecuted as a Class A war criminal ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity (convert) ⓘ |
| representedCountry |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| residedIn |
Berlin, Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
Berlin
Tokyo, Japan ⓘ
linked to:
Tokyo
Washington, D.C., United States ⓘ
linked to:
Washington, D.C.
|
| returnedToJapan | 1942 ⓘ |
| servedAs |
Ambassador to Germany from Japan
ⓘ
consul in Berlin ⓘ consul in Brussels ⓘ consul in Chicago ⓘ consul in Havana ⓘ counselor at the Japanese Embassy in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| signed |
Tripartite Pact (for Japan)
ⓘ
linked to:
Tripartite Pact
|
| spouse | Alice Jay Little ⓘ |
| spouseNationality | American ⓘ |
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Subject: Saburō Kurusu Description of subject: Saburō Kurusu was a Japanese diplomat best known for his role in U.S.-Japan negotiations immediately before the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Referenced by (4)
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