Isao Aoki
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Isao Aoki is a pioneering Japanese professional golfer renowned for his success on both the Japan Golf Tour and international tours, including being one of the first Japanese players to win on the PGA Tour.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Isao Aoki canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6106479 — 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: Isao Aoki Context triple: [Japan Golf Tour, notableAlumni, Isao Aoki]
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A.
Hiroshi Sakurazaka
Hiroshi Sakurazaka is a Japanese science fiction author best known internationally for his novel "All You Need Is Kill," which inspired the film "Edge of Tomorrow."
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B.
Michio Watanabe
Michio Watanabe was a prominent Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who held key cabinet posts, including Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, and was known as a powerful party faction leader.
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C.
Takeshi Takashina
Takeshi Takashina was an Imperial Japanese Army general best known for leading Japanese forces during World War II, including in the Pacific campaigns.
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D.
Tetsu Katayama
Tetsu Katayama was a Japanese socialist politician who served as Japan’s first postwar prime minister and the first from a socialist party.
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E.
Kōji Yakusho
Kōji Yakusho is an acclaimed Japanese actor known for his versatile performances in both domestic cinema and international films such as "Shall We Dance?" and "13 Assassins."
- 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: Isao Aoki Target entity description: Isao Aoki is a pioneering Japanese professional golfer renowned for his success on both the Japan Golf Tour and international tours, including being one of the first Japanese players to win on the PGA Tour.
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A.
Hiroshi Sakurazaka
Hiroshi Sakurazaka is a Japanese science fiction author best known internationally for his novel "All You Need Is Kill," which inspired the film "Edge of Tomorrow."
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B.
Michio Watanabe
Michio Watanabe was a prominent Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who held key cabinet posts, including Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, and was known as a powerful party faction leader.
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C.
Takeshi Takashina
Takeshi Takashina was an Imperial Japanese Army general best known for leading Japanese forces during World War II, including in the Pacific campaigns.
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D.
Tetsu Katayama
Tetsu Katayama was a Japanese socialist politician who served as Japan’s first postwar prime minister and the first from a socialist party.
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E.
Kōji Yakusho
Kōji Yakusho is an acclaimed Japanese actor known for his versatile performances in both domestic cinema and international films such as "Shall We Dance?" and "13 Assassins."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese golfer
ⓘ
human ⓘ professional golfer ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Japan ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-08-31 ⓘ |
| era |
20th-century golf
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21st-century golf ⓘ |
| familyName | Aoki ⓘ |
| firstJapaneseToWin | PGA Tour stroke-play event ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Isao ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | World Golf Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| hasRole |
golf administrator
ⓘ
golf course designer ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese professional golfers
ⓘ
growth of golf in Japan ⓘ |
| isPioneerIn | Japanese participation in international professional golf ⓘ |
| knownFor |
accurate iron play
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strong putting ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Japan Golf Tour
ⓘ
PGA Tour ⓘ |
| name | Isao Aoki ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first Japanese players to win on the PGA Tour
ⓘ
pioneering success of Japanese golfers on international tours ⓘ success on international golf tours ⓘ success on the Japan Golf Tour ⓘ |
| occupation | professional golfer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | major golf championships ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Abiko, Chiba Prefecture, Japan ⓘ |
| playsHandedness | right-handed ⓘ |
| residence | Japan ⓘ |
| sport | golf ⓘ |
| tourWins |
Champions Tour
ⓘ
linked to:
PGA Tour Champions
European Tour ⓘ Japan Golf Tour ⓘ PGA Tour ⓘ |
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: Isao Aoki Description of subject: Isao Aoki is a pioneering Japanese professional golfer renowned for his success on both the Japan Golf Tour and international tours, including being one of the first Japanese players to win on the PGA Tour.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.