Minami Kojima
E152882
Minami Kojima is one of the small, uninhabited islets in the disputed Senkaku Islands chain in the East China Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Minami Kojima canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1189565 — 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: Minami Kojima Context triple: [Senkaku Islands, hasIsland, Minami Kojima]
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A.
Itagaki Taisuke
Itagaki Taisuke was a leading 19th-century Japanese politician and liberal activist who championed constitutional government and civil rights during the Meiji era.
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B.
Shinjiro Koizumi
Shinjiro Koizumi is a Japanese politician and former Minister of the Environment, known as the son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and a prominent younger figure in the Liberal Democratic Party.
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C.
Katsuya Nomura
Katsuya Nomura was a legendary Japanese baseball catcher and manager, renowned for his strategic acumen, long NPB career, and multiple championship titles.
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D.
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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E.
Shigeru Umebayashi
Shigeru Umebayashi is a Japanese composer best known internationally for his evocative film scores, particularly in collaborations with directors like Wong Kar-wai and Zhang Yimou.
- 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: Minami Kojima Target entity description: Minami Kojima is one of the small, uninhabited islets in the disputed Senkaku Islands chain in the East China Sea.
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A.
Itagaki Taisuke
Itagaki Taisuke was a leading 19th-century Japanese politician and liberal activist who championed constitutional government and civil rights during the Meiji era.
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B.
Shinjiro Koizumi
Shinjiro Koizumi is a Japanese politician and former Minister of the Environment, known as the son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and a prominent younger figure in the Liberal Democratic Party.
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C.
Katsuya Nomura
Katsuya Nomura was a legendary Japanese baseball catcher and manager, renowned for his strategic acumen, long NPB career, and multiple championship titles.
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D.
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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E.
Shigeru Umebayashi
Shigeru Umebayashi is a Japanese composer best known internationally for his evocative film scores, particularly in collaborations with directors like Wong Kar-wai and Zhang Yimou.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
disputed territory
ⓘ
islet ⓘ uninhabited island ⓘ |
| administeredAsPartOf |
Ishigaki City
ⓘ
linked to:
Ishigaki
Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Japan ⓘ |
| archipelago | Senkaku Islands ⓘ |
| countryClaimedBy |
China
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Taiwan ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan, Province of China
|
| hasChineseName |
南小島
ⓘ
linked to:
南小岛
|
| hasChineseNameVariant | 南小岛 ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | 南小島 ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | 0 ⓘ |
| hasRomanizedName | Minami Kojima ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
disputed island
ⓘ
uninhabited ⓘ |
| inhabited | no ⓘ |
| locatedIn | East China Sea ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| nearbyResourcePotential | possible hydrocarbon resources in surrounding waters ⓘ |
| partOf | Senkaku Islands ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
in the southern part of the Senkaku Islands
ⓘ
south of Uotsuri-jima ⓘ |
| sovereigntyDisputeBetween |
China
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Taiwan ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan, Province of China
|
| strategicSignificance | located near important shipping lanes in the East China Sea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Minami Kojima Description of subject: Minami Kojima is one of the small, uninhabited islets in the disputed Senkaku Islands chain in the East China Sea.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.