International Research Institute of Disaster Science
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The International Research Institute of Disaster Science is a specialized research center at Tohoku University in Japan that focuses on advancing interdisciplinary studies and technologies for disaster risk reduction and resilience.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| International Research Institute of Disaster Science canonical | 1 |
| 東北大学災害科学国際研究所 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T424020 — 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: International Research Institute of Disaster Science Context triple: [Tohoku University, hasResearchInstitute, International Research Institute of Disaster Science]
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A.
Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo
The Earthquake Research Institute at the University of Tokyo is a leading Japanese research center dedicated to the scientific study of earthquakes, volcanoes, and related geophysical phenomena.
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B.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction is a UN body that leads global efforts to reduce disaster risks, strengthen resilience, and support implementation of international frameworks like the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
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C.
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology is a Japanese national research institution specializing in oceanography, marine geology, and Earth science, known for operating advanced deep-sea exploration technologies.
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D.
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo
The Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute at the University of Tokyo is a leading research center dedicated to advancing scientific understanding of the Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and climate system.
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E.
Graduate School of Frontier Sciences
The Graduate School of Frontier Sciences is an interdisciplinary graduate school of the University of Tokyo that focuses on cutting-edge research and education across emerging scientific and technological fields.
- 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: International Research Institute of Disaster Science Target entity description: The International Research Institute of Disaster Science is a specialized research center at Tohoku University in Japan that focuses on advancing interdisciplinary studies and technologies for disaster risk reduction and resilience.
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A.
Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo
The Earthquake Research Institute at the University of Tokyo is a leading Japanese research center dedicated to the scientific study of earthquakes, volcanoes, and related geophysical phenomena.
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B.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction is a UN body that leads global efforts to reduce disaster risks, strengthen resilience, and support implementation of international frameworks like the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
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C.
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology is a Japanese national research institution specializing in oceanography, marine geology, and Earth science, known for operating advanced deep-sea exploration technologies.
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D.
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo
The Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute at the University of Tokyo is a leading research center dedicated to advancing scientific understanding of the Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and climate system.
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E.
Graduate School of Frontier Sciences
The Graduate School of Frontier Sciences is an interdisciplinary graduate school of the University of Tokyo that focuses on cutting-edge research and education across emerging scientific and technological fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic research center
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research institute ⓘ |
| affiliation | Tohoku University ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
advance disaster risk reduction
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enhance societal resilience to disasters ⓘ integrate science and practice in disaster management ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Aobayama campus of Tohoku University
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linked to:
Aobayama Campus
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| collaboratesWith |
Japanese government agencies
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international organizations ⓘ local governments in Japan ⓘ universities worldwide ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| discipline |
engineering
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information science ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
climate-related disaster risk
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disaster management ⓘ risk management ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
community resilience
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disaster education ⓘ disaster mitigation ⓘ disaster policy ⓘ disaster prevention technologies ⓘ disaster resilience ⓘ disaster risk reduction ⓘ disaster science ⓘ earthquakes ⓘ interdisciplinary disaster research ⓘ natural disasters ⓘ post-disaster recovery ⓘ risk communication ⓘ tsunamis ⓘ |
| foundedAfter | 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami ⓘ |
| hasResearchArea |
disaster data and informatics
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early warning systems ⓘ evacuation planning ⓘ health and medical care in disasters ⓘ multi-hazard risk assessment ⓘ urban disaster resilience ⓘ |
| hasType | interdisciplinary research institute ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Miyagi Prefecture
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Sendai ⓘ Tohoku region ⓘ
linked to:
Tohoku
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| partOf | Tohoku University ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: International Research Institute of Disaster Science Description of subject: The International Research Institute of Disaster Science is a specialized research center at Tohoku University in Japan that focuses on advancing interdisciplinary studies and technologies for disaster risk reduction and resilience.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.