Kunio Hatoyama
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Kunio Hatoyama was a Japanese politician and member of the influential Hatoyama political family who served in several ministerial posts, including as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kunio Hatoyama canonical | 9 |
| Hatoyama | 1 |
| Hatoyama Kunio | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1593769 — 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: Kunio Hatoyama Context triple: [Yukio Hatoyama, sibling, Kunio 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.
Yasuko Hatoyama
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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C.
Jun’ya Koizumi
Jun’ya Koizumi is a Japanese politician and the son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
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D.
Junichiro Koizumi
Junichiro Koizumi is a reformist Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister from 2001 to 2006, known for his charismatic style and efforts to privatize Japan’s postal system.
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E.
Ichirō Ozawa
Ichirō Ozawa is a powerful and influential Japanese politician known for his behind-the-scenes kingmaker role and leadership in multiple parties that reshaped Japan’s postwar political landscape.
- 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: Kunio Hatoyama Target entity description: Kunio Hatoyama was a Japanese politician and member of the influential Hatoyama political family who served in several ministerial posts, including as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications.
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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.
Yasuko Hatoyama
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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C.
Jun’ya Koizumi
Jun’ya Koizumi is a Japanese politician and the son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
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D.
Junichiro Koizumi
Junichiro Koizumi is a reformist Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister from 2001 to 2006, known for his charismatic style and efforts to privatize Japan’s postal system.
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E.
Ichirō Ozawa
Ichirō Ozawa is a powerful and influential Japanese politician known for his behind-the-scenes kingmaker role and leadership in multiple parties that reshaped Japan’s postwar political landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese politician
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human ⓘ |
| brother | Yukio Hatoyama ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo
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University of Tokyo ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Japanese ⓘ |
| familyName |
Hatoyama
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linked to:
Kunio Hatoyama
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| father | Ichirō Hatoyama ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
politics
ⓘ
public administration ⓘ |
| givenName | Kunio ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Hatoyama political family
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linked to:
Hatoyama family
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| nativeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableFamily | Hatoyama family ⓘ |
| notableWork |
service as Minister of Education
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service as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications ⓘ service as Minister of Justice ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| partOf |
Japanese national government
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linked to:
Government of Japan
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| politicalParty |
Democratic Party of Japan
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linked to:
Democratic Party (Japan)
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan ⓘ
linked to:
Liberal Democratic Party
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| positionHeld |
Member of the House of Representatives of Japan
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Minister of Education of Japan ⓘ Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan ⓘ Minister of Justice of Japan ⓘ |
| relative |
Iichirō Hatoyama
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Kazuo Hatoyama ⓘ |
| residence | Tokyo ⓘ |
| workLocation | Tokyo ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kunio Hatoyama Description of subject: Kunio Hatoyama was a Japanese politician and member of the influential Hatoyama political family who served in several ministerial posts, including as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications.
Referenced by (11)
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