State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan

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government office political position

The State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan is a senior government official who assists the Foreign Minister in managing Japan’s foreign policy and diplomatic affairs.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan	1
State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan canonical	1
外務副大臣	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5677181 — 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: State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
Context triple: [MOFA Japan, hasMinisterialPost, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan]

A. Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan
The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan is a senior government official who assists in directing Japan’s foreign policy and overseeing the operations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
B. Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan is the cabinet official responsible for directing Japan’s foreign policy, diplomacy, and international relations.
C. Minister of State for Special Missions of Japan
The Minister of State for Special Missions of Japan is a cabinet-level government position responsible for handling specific policy areas or special assignments designated by the Prime Minister.
D. Deputy Prime Minister of Japan
The Deputy Prime Minister of Japan is a senior cabinet post typically held by a prominent political leader who assists and can stand in for the Prime Minister in governing the country.
E. Japanese ambassador to the United States
The Japanese ambassador to the United States is Japan’s chief diplomatic representative in Washington, D.C., responsible for managing political, economic, and cultural relations between Japan and the U.S.
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: State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
Target entity description: The State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan is a senior government official who assists the Foreign Minister in managing Japan’s foreign policy and diplomatic affairs.

A. Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan
The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan is a senior government official who assists in directing Japan’s foreign policy and overseeing the operations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
B. Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan is the cabinet official responsible for directing Japan’s foreign policy, diplomacy, and international relations.
C. Minister of State for Special Missions of Japan
The Minister of State for Special Missions of Japan is a cabinet-level government position responsible for handling specific policy areas or special assignments designated by the Prime Minister.
D. Deputy Prime Minister of Japan
The Deputy Prime Minister of Japan is a senior cabinet post typically held by a prominent political leader who assists and can stand in for the Prime Minister in governing the country.
E. Japanese ambassador to the United States
The Japanese ambassador to the United States is Japan’s chief diplomatic representative in Washington, D.C., responsible for managing political, economic, and cultural relations between Japan and the U.S.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government office ⓘ political position ⓘ
appointedBy	Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ
assists	Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan ⓘ
associatedWith	Japanese foreign service ⓘ
canBeHeldBy	member of the National Diet ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
countryServed	Japan ⓘ
field	diplomacy ⓘ foreign policy ⓘ international relations ⓘ
governmentBranch	executive ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	State Minister for Foreign Affairs ⓘ
hasDomain	consular affairs ⓘ international cooperation ⓘ treaty negotiations ⓘ
helpsManage	Japan’s diplomatic missions abroad ⓘ
inception	20th century ⓘ
jurisdiction	Government of Japan ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn	Tokyo ⓘ
memberOf	Government of Japan ⓘ
nativeLabel	外務副大臣 ⓘ linked to: State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
officeHeldIn	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ⓘ
officeHierarchyLevel	above Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan ⓘ below Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan ⓘ
officeScope	bilateral relations ⓘ external affairs ⓘ multilateral diplomacy ⓘ
officeType	deputy minister ⓘ
partOf	Cabinet of Japan ⓘ executive branch of Japan ⓘ
rank	senior government official ⓘ
reportsTo	Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan ⓘ Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ
responsibleFor	implementation of Japan’s foreign policy ⓘ management of diplomatic affairs ⓘ
seat	Kasumigaseki, Tokyo ⓘ
sector	public administration ⓘ
typeOfPosition	appointed position ⓘ
worksOn	Japan’s relations with international organizations ⓘ Japan’s security and diplomatic strategy ⓘ
worksUnder	Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

MOFA Japan → hasMinisterialPost → State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan ⓘ

MOFA Japan → hasMinisterialPost → Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan ⓘ

linked to: State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan

State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan → nativeLabel → 外務副大臣 ⓘ