Kokura Arsenal
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Kokura Arsenal was a major Imperial Japanese Army weapons manufacturing facility known for producing rifles, machine guns, and other small arms before and during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kokura Arsenal canonical | 3 |
| Kokura Army Arsenal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3086151 — 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: Kokura Arsenal Context triple: [Type 38 rifle, producedAt, Kokura Arsenal]
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A.
Maizuru Naval Arsenal
Maizuru Naval Arsenal was a major Imperial Japanese Navy shipbuilding and armaments facility located in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, active primarily from the late 19th century through World War II.
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B.
Sasebo Naval Arsenal
Sasebo Naval Arsenal was a major Imperial Japanese Navy shipbuilding and repair facility located in Sasebo, Nagasaki, that played a key role in Japan’s naval operations before and during World War II.
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C.
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal was a major Imperial Japanese Navy shipbuilding and armaments facility that constructed many of Japan’s warships before and during World War II.
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D.
Yokosuka Naval Base
Yokosuka Naval Base is a major United States Navy installation in Japan that serves as the home port for the U.S. Seventh Fleet and a key hub for naval operations in the Western Pacific.
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E.
Kure Naval Arsenal
Kure Naval Arsenal was a major Imperial Japanese Navy shipbuilding and armaments facility known for constructing prominent warships and aircraft carriers before and during World War II.
- 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: Kokura Arsenal Target entity description: Kokura Arsenal was a major Imperial Japanese Army weapons manufacturing facility known for producing rifles, machine guns, and other small arms before and during World War II.
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A.
Maizuru Naval Arsenal
Maizuru Naval Arsenal was a major Imperial Japanese Navy shipbuilding and armaments facility located in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, active primarily from the late 19th century through World War II.
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B.
Sasebo Naval Arsenal
Sasebo Naval Arsenal was a major Imperial Japanese Navy shipbuilding and repair facility located in Sasebo, Nagasaki, that played a key role in Japan’s naval operations before and during World War II.
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C.
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal was a major Imperial Japanese Navy shipbuilding and armaments facility that constructed many of Japan’s warships before and during World War II.
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D.
Yokosuka Naval Base
Yokosuka Naval Base is a major United States Navy installation in Japan that serves as the home port for the U.S. Seventh Fleet and a key hub for naval operations in the Western Pacific.
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E.
Kure Naval Arsenal
Kure Naval Arsenal was a major Imperial Japanese Navy shipbuilding and armaments facility known for constructing prominent warships and aircraft carriers before and during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Army arsenal
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weapons manufacturing facility ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
Second Sino-Japanese War
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linked to:
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
World War II ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| function |
design of small arms
ⓘ
inspection and proofing of weapons ⓘ mass production of military weapons ⓘ |
| hasMarking | Kokura arsenal stamp on firearms receivers ⓘ |
| historicalRole | major supplier of small arms to Japanese forces in World War II ⓘ |
| industry | arms industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fukuoka Prefecture
ⓘ
Kokura ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Kyushu ⓘ |
| notableFor |
production of Arisaka rifles
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production of Nambu-type machine guns ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Empire of Japan
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linked to:
Imperial Japan
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| partOf |
Imperial Japanese Army technical bureau system
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linked to:
Imperial Japanese Army arsenal system
Japanese wartime military–industrial complex ⓘ |
| product |
bayonets
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firearms components ⓘ machine guns ⓘ military rifles ⓘ small arms ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
World War II era
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pre–World War II era ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kokura Arsenal Description of subject: Kokura Arsenal was a major Imperial Japanese Army weapons manufacturing facility known for producing rifles, machine guns, and other small arms before and during World War II.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kokura Arsenal