National Diet Library of Japan

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national library parliamentary library

The National Diet Library of Japan is the country’s national parliamentary and depository library, serving as the primary research library for the legislature and the public and preserving Japan’s documentary heritage.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library	1
NDL Online	1
National Diet Library main building vicinity	1
National Diet Library of Japan canonical	1
国立国会図書館	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6802975 — 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 Diet Library of Japan
Context triple: [Shinto Directive, archivedAt, National Diet Library of Japan]

A. University of Tokyo General Library
The University of Tokyo General Library is the main academic library of the University of Tokyo, housing extensive research collections and serving as a central resource for students and scholars.
B. Keio University Library
Keio University Library is the academic library system of Keio University in Japan, housing extensive research collections and providing information services to support the university’s education and scholarship.
C. Waseda University Central Library
Waseda University Central Library is the main academic library of Waseda University in Tokyo, serving as a major research and study hub for students and scholars.
D. Kitasato Institute
The Kitasato Institute is a Japanese medical research and educational organization renowned for its pioneering work in infectious diseases, immunology, and public health.
E. Tokyo National Museum
Tokyo National Museum is Japan’s oldest and largest museum, renowned for its extensive collection of art and archaeological artifacts from Japan and other Asian countries.
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 Diet Library of Japan
Target entity description: The National Diet Library of Japan is the country’s national parliamentary and depository library, serving as the primary research library for the legislature and the public and preserving Japan’s documentary heritage.

A. University of Tokyo General Library
The University of Tokyo General Library is the main academic library of the University of Tokyo, housing extensive research collections and serving as a central resource for students and scholars.
B. Keio University Library
Keio University Library is the academic library system of Keio University in Japan, housing extensive research collections and providing information services to support the university’s education and scholarship.
C. Waseda University Central Library
Waseda University Central Library is the main academic library of Waseda University in Tokyo, serving as a major research and study hub for students and scholars.
D. Kitasato Institute
The Kitasato Institute is a Japanese medical research and educational organization renowned for its pioneering work in infectious diseases, immunology, and public health.
E. Tokyo National Museum
Tokyo National Museum is Japan’s oldest and largest museum, renowned for its extensive collection of art and archaeological artifacts from Japan and other Asian countries.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national library ⓘ parliamentary library ⓘ
buildingType	library building ⓘ
collectionType	audiovisual materials ⓘ books ⓘ digital resources ⓘ legal deposit collection ⓘ manuscripts ⓘ maps ⓘ newspapers ⓘ official publications ⓘ periodicals ⓘ
cooperatesWith	other national libraries worldwide ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
governedBy	National Diet of Japan ⓘ linked to: National Diet
hasBranch	International Library of Children’s Literature ⓘ Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library ⓘ linked to: National Diet Library of Japan Tokyo Main Library ⓘ
hasCatalogue	NDL Online ⓘ linked to: National Diet Library of Japan
hasDigitalLibrary	NDL Digital Collections ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ Japanese ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo ⓘ linked to: Nagatachō, Tokyo
inception	1948 ⓘ
legalBasis	National Diet Library Law ⓘ
legalDepositScope	Japanese government publications ⓘ publications produced in Japan ⓘ
locatedIn	Kyoto ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Japan Standard Time ⓘ
mandate	collect and preserve materials related to Japan ⓘ support legislative activities through research and reference ⓘ
memberOf	CDNL ⓘ IFLA ⓘ linked to: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
nativeName	国立国会図書館 ⓘ linked to: National Diet Library of Japan
nativeNameLanguage	ja ⓘ
parentInstitution	National Diet of Japan ⓘ linked to: National Diet
primaryFunction	preserve Japan’s documentary heritage ⓘ provide library services to the general public ⓘ provide research services to members of the National Diet ⓘ serve as Japan’s national depository library ⓘ serve as the library of the National Diet of Japan ⓘ
serviceArea	Japanese public ⓘ members of the National Diet ⓘ overseas researchers ⓘ
shortName	NDL ⓘ
website	https://www.ndl.go.jp/ ⓘ