Matsukata Masayoshi
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Matsukata Masayoshi was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese statesman and economist who served multiple terms as prime minister and is best known for his deflationary "Matsukata Fiscal Policy" that stabilized Japan’s modern financial system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matsukata Masayoshi canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1894215 — 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: Matsukata Masayoshi Context triple: [Yamagata Aritomo, succeededBy, Matsukata Masayoshi]
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A.
Yoshisuke Aikawa
Yoshisuke Aikawa was a prominent Japanese industrialist and entrepreneur best known as the founding leader who built Nissan into a major automotive and industrial conglomerate.
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B.
Takeo Kanade
Takeo Kanade is a pioneering Japanese computer scientist and roboticist renowned for his foundational contributions to computer vision, robotics, and autonomous systems.
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C.
Noda Kōichi
Noda Kōichi is a Japanese architect best known for creating the iconic Kobe Port Tower, a landmark of Kobe’s waterfront skyline.
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D.
Kataoka Kenkichi
Kataoka Kenkichi was a prominent Japanese politician and activist associated with the Meiji-era Freedom and People’s Rights Movement, which sought constitutional government and civil liberties in Japan.
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E.
Kakuei Tanaka
Kakuei Tanaka was a powerful and controversial Japanese prime minister and political kingmaker who dominated postwar politics through his influence within the Liberal Democratic Party.
- 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: Matsukata Masayoshi Target entity description: Matsukata Masayoshi was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese statesman and economist who served multiple terms as prime minister and is best known for his deflationary "Matsukata Fiscal Policy" that stabilized Japan’s modern financial system.
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A.
Yoshisuke Aikawa
Yoshisuke Aikawa was a prominent Japanese industrialist and entrepreneur best known as the founding leader who built Nissan into a major automotive and industrial conglomerate.
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B.
Takeo Kanade
Takeo Kanade is a pioneering Japanese computer scientist and roboticist renowned for his foundational contributions to computer vision, robotics, and autonomous systems.
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C.
Noda Kōichi
Noda Kōichi is a Japanese architect best known for creating the iconic Kobe Port Tower, a landmark of Kobe’s waterfront skyline.
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D.
Kataoka Kenkichi
Kataoka Kenkichi was a prominent Japanese politician and activist associated with the Meiji-era Freedom and People’s Rights Movement, which sought constitutional government and civil liberties in Japan.
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E.
Kakuei Tanaka
Kakuei Tanaka was a powerful and controversial Japanese prime minister and political kingmaker who dominated postwar politics through his influence within the Liberal Democratic Party.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese statesman
ⓘ
Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ economist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advisorTo |
Emperor Meiji
ⓘ
Emperor Taisho ⓘ
linked to:
Emperor Taishō
|
| birthDate | 1835-03-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kagoshima
ⓘ
linked to:
Kagoshima City
Satsuma Domain ⓘ
linked to:
Kagoshima Domain
|
| child |
Matsukata Kojiro
ⓘ
Matsukata Saburo ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1924-07-02 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Tokyo ⓘ |
| educatedAt | domain school of Satsuma ⓘ |
| era |
Meiji period
ⓘ
linked to:
Meiji era
Taisho period ⓘ
linked to:
Taisho era
|
| ethnicGroup | Japanese ⓘ |
| familyName | Matsukata ⓘ |
| father | Matsukata Masayasu ⓘ |
| givenName | Masayoshi ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Kōshaku (Marquess)
ⓘ
linked to:
Marquess
Kōshaku (Prince, later elevation) ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
Matsukata deflation
ⓘ
conversion of inconvertible notes to specie-backed currency ⓘ retrenchment in government spending ⓘ sale of state-owned enterprises to private sector ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Matsukata Fiscal Policy
ⓘ
deflationary fiscal policy ⓘ establishment of a modern monetary system in Japan ⓘ land tax reform implementation ⓘ reduction of inflation and budget deficits in early Meiji Japan ⓘ stabilization of Japan’s modern financial system ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Peers of Japan
ⓘ
genro ⓘ |
| movement | Meiji Restoration ⓘ |
| name | Matsukata Masayoshi ⓘ |
| nativeName | 松方正義 ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Marquess
ⓘ
Prince ⓘ |
| officeEnd |
1892-08-08 (first term as Prime Minister)
ⓘ
1898-01-12 (second term as Prime Minister) ⓘ |
| officeStart |
1891-05-06 (first term as Prime Minister)
ⓘ
1896-09-18 (second term as Prime Minister) ⓘ |
| party |
Rikken Seiyukai (affiliated later in career)
ⓘ
linked to:
Rikken Seiyūkai
|
| positionHeld |
Home Minister of Japan
ⓘ
Lord of the Treasury (Okura-kyo) ⓘ Minister of Finance of Japan ⓘ Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ Privy Councillor of Japan ⓘ
linked to:
Member of the Privy Council of Japan
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
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Subject: Matsukata Masayoshi Description of subject: Matsukata Masayoshi was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese statesman and economist who served multiple terms as prime minister and is best known for his deflationary "Matsukata Fiscal Policy" that stabilized Japan’s modern financial system.
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