Sakon Yamamoto
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Sakon Yamamoto is a Japanese racing driver best known for his stint in Formula One during the mid-2000s with several backmarker teams.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sakon Yamamoto canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3738714 — 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: Sakon Yamamoto Context triple: [Spyker F1 Team, driver, Sakon Yamamoto]
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A.
Yosuke Matsuoka
Yosuke Matsuoka was a prominent Japanese diplomat and foreign minister of the early Shōwa era, known for his role in Japan’s expansionist foreign policy leading up to and during World War II.
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B.
Jirō Minami
Jirō Minami was a Japanese general and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of Korea during the later period of Japanese rule.
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C.
Otoya Yamaguchi
Otoya Yamaguchi was a 17-year-old Japanese ultranationalist who assassinated socialist politician Inejiro Asanuma during a televised political debate in 1960.
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D.
Saburō Kurusu
Saburō Kurusu was a Japanese diplomat best known for his role in U.S.-Japan negotiations immediately before the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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E.
Mutaguchi Renya
Mutaguchi Renya was a Japanese general best known for commanding the ill-fated Imphal offensive in Burma during World War II.
- 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: Sakon Yamamoto Target entity description: Sakon Yamamoto is a Japanese racing driver best known for his stint in Formula One during the mid-2000s with several backmarker teams.
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A.
Yosuke Matsuoka
Yosuke Matsuoka was a prominent Japanese diplomat and foreign minister of the early Shōwa era, known for his role in Japan’s expansionist foreign policy leading up to and during World War II.
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B.
Jirō Minami
Jirō Minami was a Japanese general and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of Korea during the later period of Japanese rule.
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C.
Otoya Yamaguchi
Otoya Yamaguchi was a 17-year-old Japanese ultranationalist who assassinated socialist politician Inejiro Asanuma during a televised political debate in 1960.
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D.
Saburō Kurusu
Saburō Kurusu was a Japanese diplomat best known for his role in U.S.-Japan negotiations immediately before the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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E.
Mutaguchi Renya
Mutaguchi Renya was a Japanese general best known for commanding the ill-fated Imphal offensive in Burma during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
racing driver ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| employer |
HRT F1 Team
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Spyker F1 Team ⓘ Super Aguri F1 Team ⓘ |
| familyName | Yamamoto ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Formula One
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motorsport ⓘ |
| genre | motorsport ⓘ |
| givenName | Sakon ⓘ |
| hasNationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
HRT F1 Team
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Spyker F1 Team ⓘ Super Aguri F1 Team ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableFor | driving for backmarker teams in Formula One ⓘ |
| notableWork | Formula One career ⓘ |
| occupation | racing driver ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
2006 Formula One World Championship
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2007 Formula One World Championship ⓘ 2010 Formula One World Championship ⓘ Formula One World Championship ⓘ
linked to:
Formula One
|
| positionPlayed | racing driver ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport |
Formula One
ⓘ
auto racing ⓘ |
| typeOfSport | single-seater racing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sakon Yamamoto Description of subject: Sakon Yamamoto is a Japanese racing driver best known for his stint in Formula One during the mid-2000s with several backmarker teams.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.