Akutagawa Prize
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The Akutagawa Prize is one of Japan’s most prestigious literary awards, given biannually to emerging authors of serious fiction.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Akutagawa Prize canonical | 14 |
| Akutagawa Prize selection committee | 1 |
| Naoki Prize | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Akutagawa Prize Context triple: [Kenzaburō Ōe, awardReceived, Akutagawa Prize]
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A.
Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize
The Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize is a Japanese award that honors individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions to the preservation, creation, and promotion of Asian cultures.
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B.
Japan Prize
The Japan Prize is a prestigious international award that honors significant contributions to science and technology that promote peace and prosperity for humanity.
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C.
Niwano Peace Prize
The Niwano Peace Prize is an international award that honors individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions to interreligious cooperation and the promotion of world peace.
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D.
Toppan Prize
The Toppan Prize is a prestigious academic award at Harvard University recognizing outstanding doctoral dissertations in the social sciences.
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E.
Praemium Imperiale
The Praemium Imperiale is a prestigious global arts prize awarded by the Japan Art Association to honor outstanding lifetime achievement in fields such as painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and theatre/film.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Akutagawa Prize Target entity description: The Akutagawa Prize is one of Japan’s most prestigious literary awards, given biannually to emerging authors of serious fiction.
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A.
Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize
The Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize is a Japanese award that honors individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions to the preservation, creation, and promotion of Asian cultures.
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B.
Japan Prize
The Japan Prize is a prestigious international award that honors significant contributions to science and technology that promote peace and prosperity for humanity.
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C.
Niwano Peace Prize
The Niwano Peace Prize is an international award that honors individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions to interreligious cooperation and the promotion of world peace.
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D.
Toppan Prize
The Toppan Prize is a prestigious academic award at Harvard University recognizing outstanding doctoral dissertations in the social sciences.
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E.
Praemium Imperiale
The Praemium Imperiale is a prestigious global arts prize awarded by the Japan Art Association to honor outstanding lifetime achievement in fields such as painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and theatre/film.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese literary award
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literary prize ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Bungeishunjū ⓘ |
| awardedIn |
January
ⓘ
July ⓘ |
| awardedTo | individual authors ⓘ |
| awardFor |
emerging authors
ⓘ
serious fiction ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Naoki Prize ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | major influence on Japanese literary careers ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Naoki Prize ⓘ |
| eligibility |
emerging writer
ⓘ
unserialized novella ⓘ unserialized short novel ⓘ |
| field | literature ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1935 ⓘ |
| frequency | biannual ⓘ |
| genre | literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasReputation | one of Japan’s most prestigious literary awards ⓘ |
| inception | 1935 ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| location | Tokyo ⓘ |
| mediaTypeOfWinningWork | print publication ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ryūnosuke Akutagawa ⓘ |
| namedForOccupationOfEponym | writer ⓘ |
| notableFor |
focus on serious literary fiction
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prestige in Japanese literature ⓘ |
| numberOfTimesPerYear | 2 ⓘ |
| originalLanguageOfWinningWorks | Japanese ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Bungeishunjū ⓘ |
| region | Japan ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| selectionBody |
Akutagawa Prize selection committee
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linked to:
Akutagawa Prize
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| selectionCriterion |
craftsmanship in prose
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literary merit ⓘ originality of style ⓘ seriousness of theme ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | committee deliberation ⓘ |
| sponsor | Bungeishunjū ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| targetDemographic |
emerging authors of serious fiction
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new writers ⓘ |
| typeOfWork |
novella
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short novel ⓘ |
| typicalPrizeIncludes |
monetary award
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publication of winning work ⓘ |
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Subject: Akutagawa Prize Description of subject: The Akutagawa Prize is one of Japan’s most prestigious literary awards, given biannually to emerging authors of serious fiction.
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linked to: Akutagawa Prize
linked to: Akutagawa Prize