Yasuko Hatoyama
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Yasuko Hatoyama was a prominent Japanese heiress and political matriarch of the influential Hatoyama family, known for her substantial financial and behind-the-scenes support of her son Yukio Hatoyama’s political career.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yasuko Hatoyama canonical | 2 |
| Hatoyama | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1593768 — 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: Yasuko Hatoyama Context triple: [Yukio Hatoyama, mother, Yasuko Hatoyama]
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A.
Yukio Hatoyama
Yukio Hatoyama is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2009 to 2010 and was a leading figure in the Democratic Party of Japan.
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B.
Yoshihide Suga
Yoshihide Suga is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2020 to 2021, succeeding Shinzo Abe and leading the country through the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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C.
Yoshiko Aso
Yoshiko Aso is a member of the prominent Aso political and business family in Japan, known for her familial connection to former Prime Minister Taro Aso.
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D.
Chikako Aso
Chikako Aso is the wife of Japanese politician and former Prime Minister Taro Aso.
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E.
Jun’ya Koizumi
Jun’ya Koizumi is a Japanese politician and the son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
- 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: Yasuko Hatoyama Target entity description: Yasuko Hatoyama was a prominent Japanese heiress and political matriarch of the influential Hatoyama family, known for her substantial financial and behind-the-scenes support of her son Yukio Hatoyama’s political career.
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A.
Yukio Hatoyama
Yukio Hatoyama is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2009 to 2010 and was a leading figure in the Democratic Party of Japan.
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B.
Yoshihide Suga
Yoshihide Suga is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2020 to 2021, succeeding Shinzo Abe and leading the country through the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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C.
Yoshiko Aso
Yoshiko Aso is a member of the prominent Aso political and business family in Japan, known for her familial connection to former Prime Minister Taro Aso.
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D.
Chikako Aso
Chikako Aso is the wife of Japanese politician and former Prime Minister Taro Aso.
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E.
Jun’ya Koizumi
Jun’ya Koizumi is a Japanese politician and the son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese person
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heiress ⓘ human ⓘ political matriarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Democratic Party of Japan
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linked to:
Democratic Party (Japan)
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| child |
Kunio Hatoyama
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Yukio Hatoyama ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| familyName |
Hatoyama
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linked to:
Yasuko Hatoyama
|
| father | Shojiro Ishibashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Yasuko ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Japanese ⓘ |
| maidenFamilyName | Ishibashi ⓘ |
| memberOfFamily | Hatoyama family ⓘ |
| name | Yasuko Hatoyama ⓘ |
| notableDescendant |
Kunio Hatoyama
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Yukio Hatoyama ⓘ |
| notableFamilyRole | matriarch of the Hatoyama family ⓘ |
| notableFor |
behind-the-scenes support of the Democratic Party of Japan
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role as political matriarch of the Hatoyama family ⓘ substantial financial support of Yukio Hatoyama’s political career ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Japan ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence | behind-the-scenes influence in Japanese politics ⓘ |
| relativeByBirth | Ishibashi family ⓘ |
| spouse | Iichirō Hatoyama ⓘ |
| usedWealthFor |
funding Yukio Hatoyama’s political activities
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supporting Hatoyama family political influence ⓘ |
| wealthSource |
Bridgestone fortune
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inheritance from Ishibashi family ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yasuko Hatoyama Description of subject: Yasuko Hatoyama was a prominent Japanese heiress and political matriarch of the influential Hatoyama family, known for her substantial financial and behind-the-scenes support of her son Yukio Hatoyama’s political career.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Yasuko Hatoyama