Medal of Honor with Blue Ribbon

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Japanese state decoration order of merit

The Medal of Honor with Blue Ribbon is a Japanese state decoration awarded to individuals who have made significant achievements in public service or contributed notably to the welfare of society.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Medal of Honor with Dark Blue Ribbon	4
Medal of Honor with Blue Ribbon canonical	3
MH (Medal of Honour)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2822933 — 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: Medal of Honor with Blue Ribbon
Context triple: [Medal of Honor (Japan), hasVariant, Medal of Honor with Blue Ribbon]

A. Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon
The Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon is a Japanese state decoration awarded to individuals who have made outstanding academic, artistic, or cultural contributions.
B. Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor is the United States’ highest and most prestigious military decoration, awarded for acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty.
C. Medal of Honor with Yellow Ribbon
The Medal of Honor with Yellow Ribbon is a Japanese state decoration awarded to individuals who, through diligence and perseverance in their professional activities, have become public role models.
D. Medal of Valor
The Medal of Valor is the highest military decoration of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.
E. Medal of Honor with Green Ribbon
The Medal of Honor with Green Ribbon is a Japanese state decoration awarded to individuals who have demonstrated exemplary acts of public service or moral conduct in everyday life.
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: Medal of Honor with Blue Ribbon
Target entity description: The Medal of Honor with Blue Ribbon is a Japanese state decoration awarded to individuals who have made significant achievements in public service or contributed notably to the welfare of society.

A. Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon
The Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon is a Japanese state decoration awarded to individuals who have made outstanding academic, artistic, or cultural contributions.
B. Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor is the United States’ highest and most prestigious military decoration, awarded for acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty.
C. Medal of Honor with Yellow Ribbon
The Medal of Honor with Yellow Ribbon is a Japanese state decoration awarded to individuals who, through diligence and perseverance in their professional activities, have become public role models.
D. Medal of Valor
The Medal of Valor is the highest military decoration of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.
E. Medal of Honor with Green Ribbon
The Medal of Honor with Green Ribbon is a Japanese state decoration awarded to individuals who have demonstrated exemplary acts of public service or moral conduct in everyday life.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese state decoration ⓘ order of merit ⓘ
awardedBy	Cabinet Office of Japan ⓘ Government of Japan ⓘ
awardedFor	community service ⓘ long‑term public service activities ⓘ notable contributions to the welfare of society ⓘ philanthropic activities ⓘ significant achievements in public service ⓘ social welfare activities ⓘ volunteer activities ⓘ
awardingAuthority	Emperor of Japan ⓘ
awardingFrequency	twice a year ⓘ
awardingMonths	April ⓘ November ⓘ
belongsTo	Orders, decorations, and medals of Japan ⓘ linked to: Japanese honors system
comparedTo	Medal of Honor with Dark Blue Ribbon ⓘ linked to: Medal of Honor with Blue Ribbon Medal of Honor with Green Ribbon ⓘ Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon ⓘ Medal of Honor with Red Ribbon ⓘ Medal of Honor with Yellow Ribbon ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
eligibility	Japanese citizens ⓘ civilians ⓘ non‑Japanese individuals ⓘ
established	1955 ⓘ
establishedBy	Japanese government ⓘ linked to: Government of Japan
grade	single‑class decoration ⓘ
hasInsignia	medal suspended from blue ribbon ⓘ
hasRecipientType	individuals ⓘ
hasShape	medallion ⓘ
isCivilDecoration	true ⓘ
JapaneseName	藍綬褒章 ⓘ
languageOfName	Japanese ⓘ
legalBasis	Japanese honors system statutes ⓘ
material	gilded metal ⓘ
partOf	Japanese Medal of Honor system ⓘ linked to: Medal of Honor (Japan)
presentationOnBehalfOf	Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ
purpose	to encourage public‑spirited activities ⓘ to honor persons who have improved public welfare ⓘ
ribbonColor	blue ⓘ
scope	national ⓘ
status	currently awarded ⓘ
symbolism	recognition of public service ⓘ recognition of social welfare contributions ⓘ
transliteration	Ranjuhōshō ⓘ

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