Ueki Emori
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Ueki Emori was a prominent Japanese political activist and thinker of the Meiji era, known for his influential advocacy of liberal democracy and civil rights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ueki Emori canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T493770 — 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: Ueki Emori Context triple: [Freedom and People’s Rights Movement, notableFigure, Ueki Emori]
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A.
Yokoi Shōnan
Yokoi Shōnan was a late Edo and early Meiji-era Japanese political thinker and reformist samurai known for advocating Western-style modernization and national strengthening.
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B.
Nishi Amane
Nishi Amane was a pioneering Meiji-era Japanese philosopher and statesman who helped introduce Western philosophy and legal thought to Japan.
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C.
Itō Sukeyuki
Itō Sukeyuki was a Japanese admiral who became prominent as a leading naval commander during Japan’s early modern wars and the country’s rise as a maritime power.
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D.
Senichi Hoshino
Senichi Hoshino was a prominent Japanese baseball manager and former pitcher, best known for revitalizing multiple Nippon Professional Baseball teams and leading them to championship success.
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E.
Hisako Nagayama
Hisako Nagayama was the wife of Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita, who was a prominent military leader 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: Ueki Emori Target entity description: Ueki Emori was a prominent Japanese political activist and thinker of the Meiji era, known for his influential advocacy of liberal democracy and civil rights.
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A.
Yokoi Shōnan
Yokoi Shōnan was a late Edo and early Meiji-era Japanese political thinker and reformist samurai known for advocating Western-style modernization and national strengthening.
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B.
Nishi Amane
Nishi Amane was a pioneering Meiji-era Japanese philosopher and statesman who helped introduce Western philosophy and legal thought to Japan.
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C.
Itō Sukeyuki
Itō Sukeyuki was a Japanese admiral who became prominent as a leading naval commander during Japan’s early modern wars and the country’s rise as a maritime power.
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D.
Senichi Hoshino
Senichi Hoshino was a prominent Japanese baseball manager and former pitcher, best known for revitalizing multiple Nippon Professional Baseball teams and leading them to championship success.
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E.
Hisako Nagayama
Hisako Nagayama was the wife of Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita, who was a prominent military leader during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese political activist
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human ⓘ liberal thinker ⓘ political philosopher ⓘ |
| activity |
participation in local political associations in Tosa
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publishing political writings in newspapers and magazines ⓘ |
| advocated |
expansion of suffrage
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freedom of speech ⓘ natural rights ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| criticized | authoritarian aspects of the Meiji government ⓘ |
| era |
Meiji period
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linked to:
Meiji era
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| ethnicGroup | Japanese ⓘ |
| familyName | Ueki ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
legal and constitutional theory
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political essays ⓘ |
| givenName | Emori ⓘ |
| ideology |
democracy
ⓘ
liberalism ⓘ |
| influenced |
constitutional debates in early Meiji Japan
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development of Japanese liberal thought ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Freedom and People's Rights Movement
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linked to:
Freedom and People’s Rights Movement
|
| movement |
Freedom and People's Rights Movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Freedom and People’s Rights Movement
|
| name | Ueki Emori ⓘ |
| nativeName | 植木枝盛 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy of civil rights in Japan
ⓘ
advocacy of liberal democracy in Japan ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ political activist ⓘ political theorist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Tosa Domain
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present-day Kōchi Prefecture ⓘ |
| workedOn | drafts of a democratic constitution for Japan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ueki Emori Description of subject: Ueki Emori was a prominent Japanese political activist and thinker of the Meiji era, known for his influential advocacy of liberal democracy and civil rights.
Referenced by (5)
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