Minister of Justice of Japan
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The Minister of Justice of Japan is the cabinet official responsible for overseeing the country’s legal system, including prosecution, correctional administration, and immigration control.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice of Japan canonical | 18 |
| Minister of Justice (Japan) | 2 |
| Justice Minister of Japan | 1 |
| Minister of Justice: Masako Mori | 1 |
| Minister of Justice: Takashi Yamashita | 1 |
| Minister of Justice: Yōko Kamikawa | 1 |
| 法務大臣 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1594171 — 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: Minister of Justice of Japan Context triple: [Ministers of State (Japan), includesOffice, Minister of Justice of Japan]
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A.
Prosecutor-General of Japan
The Prosecutor-General of Japan is the nation’s top public prosecutor and head of the prosecution service, overseeing criminal investigations and prosecutions across the country.
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B.
Chief Justice of Japan
The Chief Justice of Japan is the head of the Supreme Court and the highest-ranking judicial officer in the country, responsible for leading and representing the Japanese judiciary.
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C.
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
The Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan is a cabinet-level government official responsible for overseeing the country’s internal administration, local governments, communications policy, and information technology strategy.
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D.
Minister for Administrative Reform of Japan
The Minister for Administrative Reform of Japan is a cabinet-level government post responsible for leading bureaucratic, regulatory, and digitalization reforms to improve the efficiency and transparency of Japan’s public administration.
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E.
Ministry of Justice of Japan
The Ministry of Justice of Japan is the national government ministry responsible for the country’s legal system, including judicial administration, public prosecution, correctional services, and immigration control.
- 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: Minister of Justice of Japan Target entity description: The Minister of Justice of Japan is the cabinet official responsible for overseeing the country’s legal system, including prosecution, correctional administration, and immigration control.
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A.
Prosecutor-General of Japan
The Prosecutor-General of Japan is the nation’s top public prosecutor and head of the prosecution service, overseeing criminal investigations and prosecutions across the country.
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B.
Chief Justice of Japan
The Chief Justice of Japan is the head of the Supreme Court and the highest-ranking judicial officer in the country, responsible for leading and representing the Japanese judiciary.
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C.
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
The Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan is a cabinet-level government official responsible for overseeing the country’s internal administration, local governments, communications policy, and information technology strategy.
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D.
Minister for Administrative Reform of Japan
The Minister for Administrative Reform of Japan is a cabinet-level government post responsible for leading bureaucratic, regulatory, and digitalization reforms to improve the efficiency and transparency of Japan’s public administration.
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E.
Ministry of Justice of Japan
The Ministry of Justice of Japan is the national government ministry responsible for the country’s legal system, including judicial administration, public prosecution, correctional services, and immigration control.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cabinet position
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government office ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| belongsTo | executive branch of the Government of Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| department | Ministry of Justice of Japan ⓘ |
| formallyAppointedBy | Emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| formation | 1948 ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
correctional institutions in Japan
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immigration officers in Japan ⓘ public prosecutors in Japan ⓘ |
| heads | Ministry of Justice of Japan ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Government of Japan ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Cabinet Law of Japan
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Constitution of Japan ⓘ National Government Organization Act of Japan ⓘ |
| memberOf | Cabinet of Japan ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
法務大臣
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linked to:
Minister of Justice of Japan
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| nativeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| oversees |
Japan Immigration Services Agency
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linked to:
Immigration Services Agency of Japan
Public Prosecutors Office of Japan ⓘ civil affairs administration in Japan ⓘ commercial registration system of Japan ⓘ correctional administration in Japan ⓘ family registration system of Japan ⓘ immigration control in Japan ⓘ legal system of Japan ⓘ notary system of Japan ⓘ parole system of Japan ⓘ prisons in Japan ⓘ probation system of Japan ⓘ prosecution in Japan ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
Cabinet meetings of Japan
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linked to:
Cabinet meetings
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| partOf | Cabinet of Japan ⓘ |
| precededBy | Minister of Judicial Affairs of Japan ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of civil law in Japan
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administration of commercial law in Japan ⓘ administration of criminal law in Japan ⓘ drafting justice-related legislation ⓘ entry and residence status of foreign nationals in Japan ⓘ human rights protection administration in Japan ⓘ naturalization procedures in Japan ⓘ pardon system in Japan ⓘ |
| seat | Tokyo ⓘ |
| style | His Excellency ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| termLength | no fixed term ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Minister of Justice of Japan Description of subject: The Minister of Justice of Japan is the cabinet official responsible for overseeing the country’s legal system, including prosecution, correctional administration, and immigration control.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Ministers of State
Correction Bureau of the Ministry of Justice of Japan
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subordinateTo
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Minister of Justice of Japan
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Criminal Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice of Japan
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subordinateTo
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Minister of Justice of Japan
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Civil Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice of Japan
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subordinateTo
→
Minister of Justice of Japan
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subject linked to:
Public Security Intelligence Agency of Japan
Minister’s Secretariat of the Ministry of Justice of Japan
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overseenBy
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Minister of Justice of Japan
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Minister’s Secretariat of the Ministry of Justice of Japan
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supportsRole
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Justice Minister of Japan
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linked to: Minister of Justice of Japan
Minister’s Secretariat of the Ministry of Justice of Japan
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reportsTo
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Minister of Justice of Japan
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linked to: Minister of Justice of Japan
linked to: Minister of Justice of Japan
linked to: Minister of Justice of Japan
linked to: Minister of Justice of Japan
subject linked to:
ISA
subject linked to:
Ministry of Justice
linked to: Minister of Justice of Japan