Yasuo Fukuda
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Yasuo Fukuda is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2007 to 2008 and is a prominent member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yasuo Fukuda canonical | 8 |
| Tatsuo Fukuda | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T305184 — 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: Yasuo Fukuda Context triple: [Kochikai, hasNotableMember, Yasuo Fukuda]
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A.
Shōji Nishimura
Shōji Nishimura was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral during World War II, noted for his role and death in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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B.
Rikichi Tsukada
Rikichi Tsukada was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army who led Japanese forces during World War II, including in the later stages of the Pacific War.
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C.
Minoru Ōta
Minoru Ōta was an Imperial Japanese Navy rear admiral who led the defense of the Oroku Peninsula during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II and became known for his final message praising the Okinawan people.
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D.
Hirofumi Yoshimura
Hirofumi Yoshimura is a Japanese politician who serves as the governor of Osaka Prefecture and is a prominent figure in regional reform politics.
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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: Yasuo Fukuda Target entity description: Yasuo Fukuda is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2007 to 2008 and is a prominent member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
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A.
Shōji Nishimura
Shōji Nishimura was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral during World War II, noted for his role and death in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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B.
Rikichi Tsukada
Rikichi Tsukada was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army who led Japanese forces during World War II, including in the later stages of the Pacific War.
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C.
Minoru Ōta
Minoru Ōta was an Imperial Japanese Navy rear admiral who led the defense of the Oroku Peninsula during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II and became known for his final message praising the Okinawan people.
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D.
Hirofumi Yoshimura
Hirofumi Yoshimura is a Japanese politician who serves as the governor of Osaka Prefecture and is a prominent figure in regional reform politics.
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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| alive | true ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1936-07-16 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan ⓘ |
| cabinetName |
Fukuda Cabinet
ⓘ
linked to:
Cabinet of Japan
|
| child |
Tatsuo Fukuda
ⓘ
linked to:
Yasuo Fukuda
|
| constituency | Gunma 4th district ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Waseda University ⓘ |
| era |
Heisei period
ⓘ
linked to:
Heisei
|
| ethnicGroup | Japanese ⓘ |
| father | Takeo Fukuda ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | Economics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| house | House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ |
| ideology | conservative ⓘ |
| knownFor |
consensus-oriented leadership style
ⓘ
moderate stance within the Liberal Democratic Party ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
ⓘ
linked to:
Liberal Democratic Party
|
| name | Yasuo Fukuda ⓘ |
| nativeName | 福田 康夫 ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first Japanese prime minister whose father had also been prime minister ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 1 ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeEnd | Prime Minister of Japan: 2008-09-24 ⓘ |
| officeStart | Prime Minister of Japan: 2007-09-26 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup |
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
ⓘ
linked to:
Liberal Democratic Party
|
| policyFocus |
fiscal reform
ⓘ
foreign relations with East Asia ⓘ pension system reform ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan
ⓘ
Member of the House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ President of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) ⓘ Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Shinzō Abe
ⓘ
linked to:
Shinzo Abe
|
| primeMinisterOrder | 91st Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| reasonForResignation | political deadlock in the National Diet ⓘ |
| relative | Takeo Fukuda ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| residence |
Tokyo, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Tokyo
|
| servedInCabinetOf |
Cabinet of Junichiro Koizumi
ⓘ
linked to:
Cabinet of Japan
Cabinet of Shinzō Abe ⓘ
linked to:
Cabinet of Japan
|
| spouse | Kiyoko Fukuda ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Tarō Asō ⓘ |
| termStart | Member of the House of Representatives: 1990-02-18 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yasuo Fukuda Description of subject: Yasuo Fukuda is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2007 to 2008 and is a prominent member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Kochikai faction of the Liberal Democratic Party
subject linked to:
Kochikai faction of the Liberal Democratic Party
linked to: Yasuo Fukuda