Inazo Nitobe
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Inazo Nitobe was a Japanese educator, diplomat, and author best known internationally for his book "Bushido: The Soul of Japan" and for his efforts to promote understanding between Japan and the West.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Inazo Nitobe canonical | 11 |
| Inazō Nitobe | 1 |
| 新渡戸稲造 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T434830 — 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: Inazo Nitobe Context triple: [Permanent Secretariat of the League of Nations, hasEmployee, Inazo Nitobe]
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A.
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe was a prominent Japanese naval officer and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Japan in the early 20th century and played a key role in modernizing the Imperial Japanese Navy.
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B.
Kakuei Tanaka
Kakuei Tanaka was a powerful and controversial Japanese prime minister and political kingmaker who dominated postwar politics through his influence within the Liberal Democratic Party.
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C.
Yamagata Aritomo
Yamagata Aritomo was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese military leader and statesman who helped modernize Japan’s army and twice served as Prime Minister.
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D.
Nobutake Kondō
Nobutake Kondō was a senior Imperial Japanese Navy admiral who played major command roles in key Pacific War engagements, including the Guadalcanal campaign and other operations alongside the main carrier forces.
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E.
Chūichi Hara
Chūichi Hara was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral and aircraft carrier task force commander during World War II, noted for his role in several major Pacific naval battles.
- 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: Inazo Nitobe Target entity description: Inazo Nitobe was a Japanese educator, diplomat, and author best known internationally for his book "Bushido: The Soul of Japan" and for his efforts to promote understanding between Japan and the West.
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A.
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe was a prominent Japanese naval officer and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Japan in the early 20th century and played a key role in modernizing the Imperial Japanese Navy.
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B.
Kakuei Tanaka
Kakuei Tanaka was a powerful and controversial Japanese prime minister and political kingmaker who dominated postwar politics through his influence within the Liberal Democratic Party.
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C.
Yamagata Aritomo
Yamagata Aritomo was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese military leader and statesman who helped modernize Japan’s army and twice served as Prime Minister.
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D.
Nobutake Kondō
Nobutake Kondō was a senior Imperial Japanese Navy admiral who played major command roles in key Pacific War engagements, including the Guadalcanal campaign and other operations alongside the main carrier forces.
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E.
Chūichi Hara
Chūichi Hara was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral and aircraft carrier task force commander during World War II, noted for his role in several major Pacific naval battles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese educator
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author ⓘ diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1862-09-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1933-10-15 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Bushido: The Soul of Japan
ⓘ
League of Nations records ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Johns Hopkins University
ⓘ
Sapporo Agricultural College ⓘ
linked to:
Hokkaido University
University of Halle-Wittenberg ⓘ
linked to:
Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
|
| employer |
Kyoto Imperial University
ⓘ
linked to:
Kyoto University
League of Nations ⓘ Tokyo Imperial University ⓘ
linked to:
University of Tokyo
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| familyName | Nitobe ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
agricultural economics
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education ⓘ international relations ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Inazo ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | university professor ⓘ |
| knownFor |
popularizing the concept of bushido in the West
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promoting understanding between Japan and the West ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf | League of Nations Secretariat ⓘ |
| movement |
internationalism
ⓘ
peace movement ⓘ |
| name | Inazo Nitobe ⓘ |
| nativeName |
新渡戸稲造
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linked to:
Inazo Nitobe
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| notableWork | Bushido: The Soul of Japan ⓘ |
| occupation |
agricultural economist
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author ⓘ diplomat ⓘ educator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Morioka, Iwate, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Morioka, Japan
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| placeOfBurial | Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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linked to:
Victoria, British Columbia
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| positionHeld | Under-Secretary-General of the League of Nations ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination |
Quakerism
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linked to:
Religious Society of Friends
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Patterson Elkinton ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Geneva, Switzerland
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linked to:
Geneva
Tokyo, Japan ⓘ
linked to:
Tokyo
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Inazo Nitobe Description of subject: Inazo Nitobe was a Japanese educator, diplomat, and author best known internationally for his book "Bushido: The Soul of Japan" and for his efforts to promote understanding between Japan and the West.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Inazo Nitobe
linked to: Inazo Nitobe