Taisei Yokusankai
E420536
Taisei Yokusankai was a wartime Japanese political organization that functioned as a single-party apparatus supporting militarist and imperial policies under Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taisei Yokusankai canonical | 4 |
| 翼賛壮年団 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4189352 — 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: Taisei Yokusankai Context triple: [Imperial Rule Assistance Association, romanizedName, Taisei Yokusankai]
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A.
Kokuritsu Kyōgijō
Kokuritsu Kyōgijō is Japan’s main national sports stadium in Tokyo, rebuilt as a modern multi-purpose venue and centerpiece for the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
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B.
Chokusaisha
Chokusaisha are a select group of Shinto shrines distinguished by receiving imperial envoys for special rites, reflecting their high religious and historical importance in Japan.
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C.
Sankeien Hoshōkai Foundation
The Sankeien Hoshōkai Foundation is an organization responsible for preserving, operating, and promoting the historic Sankeien Garden in Yokohama, Japan.
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D.
Nihon Minshutō
Nihon Minshutō was a conservative political party in Japan that existed in the mid-1950s and played a key role in the formation of the modern Liberal Democratic Party.
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E.
Matsui Juichi
Matsui Juichi was an Imperial Japanese Army general who commanded major units during the Second Sino-Japanese War and played a significant role in Japan’s military operations in China.
- 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: Taisei Yokusankai Target entity description: Taisei Yokusankai was a wartime Japanese political organization that functioned as a single-party apparatus supporting militarist and imperial policies under Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe during World War II.
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A.
Kokuritsu Kyōgijō
Kokuritsu Kyōgijō is Japan’s main national sports stadium in Tokyo, rebuilt as a modern multi-purpose venue and centerpiece for the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
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B.
Chokusaisha
Chokusaisha are a select group of Shinto shrines distinguished by receiving imperial envoys for special rites, reflecting their high religious and historical importance in Japan.
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C.
Sankeien Hoshōkai Foundation
The Sankeien Hoshōkai Foundation is an organization responsible for preserving, operating, and promoting the historic Sankeien Garden in Yokohama, Japan.
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D.
Nihon Minshutō
Nihon Minshutō was a conservative political party in Japan that existed in the mid-1950s and played a key role in the formation of the modern Liberal Democratic Party.
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E.
Matsui Juichi
Matsui Juichi was an Imperial Japanese Army general who commanded major units during the Second Sino-Japanese War and played a significant role in Japan’s military operations in China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mass political movement
ⓘ
political organization ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Imperial Rule Assistance Association ⓘ |
| controlled |
local neighborhood associations
ⓘ
political mobilization at the grassroots level ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Fumimaro Konoe ⓘ |
| function | single-party apparatus ⓘ |
| goal |
elimination of party politics
ⓘ
mobilization of the Japanese nation for total war ⓘ support for the imperial system ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
bureaucrats
ⓘ
business leaders ⓘ local notables ⓘ politicians ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Tokyo ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Japanese home front during World War II ⓘ |
| ideology |
Japanese militarism
ⓘ
statism ⓘ ultranationalism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | European fascist movements ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| leader | Fumimaro Konoe ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Japan
|
| operatedInPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| opposed |
communist parties
ⓘ
liberal democracy ⓘ socialist parties ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | far-right ⓘ |
| politicalSystemRole | ruling political organization of wartime Japan ⓘ |
| promoted |
loyalty to the emperor
ⓘ
national unity ⓘ state-directed economy ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fumimaro Konoe cabinet
ⓘ
Imperial Rule Assistance Association ⓘ |
| replaced | multi-party parliamentary system in Japan ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ Japanese bureaucracy ⓘ |
| supportedLeader | Emperor Hirohito ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy |
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
ⓘ
Japanese expansionism ⓘ imperial rule ⓘ militarist policies ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
mass organizations
ⓘ
political coercion ⓘ state propaganda ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Taisei Yokusankai Description of subject: Taisei Yokusankai was a wartime Japanese political organization that functioned as a single-party apparatus supporting militarist and imperial policies under Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe during World War II.
Referenced by (5)
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