National Printing Bureau (Japan)
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The National Printing Bureau (Japan) is a government agency responsible for producing Japan’s banknotes, postage stamps, and other secure printed materials.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Printing Bureau (Japan) canonical | 2 |
| National Printing Bureau (Tokyo) | 1 |
| 国立印刷局 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4793515 — 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: National Printing Bureau (Japan) Context triple: [Ministry of Finance (Japan), oversees, National Printing Bureau (Japan)]
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A.
Yomiuri Group
Yomiuri Group is a major Japanese media conglomerate best known for its flagship Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper and ownership of the Yomiuri Giants baseball team.
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B.
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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C.
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation is a major Japanese television broadcasting company based in Osaka and affiliated with the Nippon TV network.
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D.
Japan Post
Japan Post is Japan’s national postal service operator, providing mail delivery, logistics, and related financial services across the country.
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E.
Nippon Kobo
Nippon Kobo was a Japanese design and architecture firm active in the mid-20th century, known for its collaborations with prominent modernist designers such as Charlotte Perriand.
- 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: National Printing Bureau (Japan) Target entity description: The National Printing Bureau (Japan) is a government agency responsible for producing Japan’s banknotes, postage stamps, and other secure printed materials.
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A.
Yomiuri Group
Yomiuri Group is a major Japanese media conglomerate best known for its flagship Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper and ownership of the Yomiuri Giants baseball team.
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B.
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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C.
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation is a major Japanese television broadcasting company based in Osaka and affiliated with the Nippon TV network.
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D.
Japan Post
Japan Post is Japan’s national postal service operator, providing mail delivery, logistics, and related financial services across the country.
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E.
Nippon Kobo
Nippon Kobo was a Japanese design and architecture firm active in the mid-20th century, known for its collaborations with prominent modernist designers such as Charlotte Perriand.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
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security printing organization ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| employs |
engravers
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printing engineers ⓘ security technology specialists ⓘ |
| formerName | Printing Bureau of the Ministry of Finance ⓘ |
| founded | 1871 ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Hiroshima Plant
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Kansai Plant ⓘ Odawara Plant ⓘ Oji Plant ⓘ Okayama Plant ⓘ Research and Development Center ⓘ Shizuoka Plant ⓘ Takinogawa Plant ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Chiyoda, Tokyo
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Tokyo ⓘ |
| industry |
banknote printing
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security printing ⓘ stamp printing ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Japan ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalStatus | incorporated administrative agency ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
design and printing of banknotes with anti-counterfeiting features
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design and printing of postage stamps ⓘ development of security printing technologies ⓘ |
| nativeName |
国立印刷局
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linked to:
National Printing Bureau (Japan)
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| ownedBy | Government of Japan ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Ministry of Finance (Japan) ⓘ |
| predecessor | Printing Bureau of the Ministry of Finance ⓘ |
| product |
Japanese yen banknotes
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government bonds certificates ⓘ postage stamps of Japan ⓘ resident cards and other secure documents ⓘ revenue stamps ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
production of Japanese postage stamps
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production of Japanese yen banknotes ⓘ production of government securities ⓘ production of various secure printed materials ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| shortName | NPB ⓘ |
| typeOfAgency | incorporated administrative agency under the Ministry of Finance ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
hologram and other anti-counterfeiting technologies
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intaglio printing ⓘ offset printing ⓘ |
| website | https://www.npb.go.jp/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: National Printing Bureau (Japan) Description of subject: The National Printing Bureau (Japan) is a government agency responsible for producing Japan’s banknotes, postage stamps, and other secure printed materials.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: National Printing Bureau (Japan)
linked to: National Printing Bureau (Japan)
subject linked to:
Ministry of Finance