Tokyo Round
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The Tokyo Round was a major series of multilateral trade negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) during the 1970s that aimed to reduce tariffs and address non-tariff barriers to international trade.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tokyo Round canonical | 8 |
| Tokyo Round Codes | 3 |
| Tokyo Round Standards Code | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T667185 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tokyo Round Context triple: [Kennedy Round (1964–1967), followedBy, Tokyo Round]
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A.
Tokyo Raid
Tokyo Raid is the common name for the Doolittle Raid, the first U.S. air attack on the Japanese home islands during World War II, launched in April 1942 as a morale-boosting strike following Pearl Harbor.
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Shinsekai
Shinsekai is a retro entertainment district in Osaka, Japan, known for its nostalgic Showa-era atmosphere, street food, and neon-lit nightlife.
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C.
Maitama
Maitama is an upscale, predominantly residential and diplomatic district in Abuja, Nigeria, known for housing embassies, government officials, and affluent residents.
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D.
Suita
Suita is a city in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and commercial hub that hosted part of Expo '70 and is home to Osaka University’s main campus.
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E.
Bunkamura
Bunkamura is a major cultural complex in Shibuya featuring concert halls, theaters, cinemas, and art galleries that host a wide range of artistic and entertainment events.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tokyo Round Target entity description: The Tokyo Round was a major series of multilateral trade negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) during the 1970s that aimed to reduce tariffs and address non-tariff barriers to international trade.
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A.
Tokyo Raid
Tokyo Raid is the common name for the Doolittle Raid, the first U.S. air attack on the Japanese home islands during World War II, launched in April 1942 as a morale-boosting strike following Pearl Harbor.
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B.
Shinsekai
Shinsekai is a retro entertainment district in Osaka, Japan, known for its nostalgic Showa-era atmosphere, street food, and neon-lit nightlife.
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C.
Maitama
Maitama is an upscale, predominantly residential and diplomatic district in Abuja, Nigeria, known for housing embassies, government officials, and affluent residents.
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D.
Suita
Suita is a city in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and commercial hub that hosted part of Expo '70 and is home to Osaka University’s main campus.
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E.
Bunkamura
Bunkamura is a major cultural complex in Shibuya featuring concert halls, theaters, cinemas, and art galleries that host a wide range of artistic and entertainment events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
GATT negotiation round
ⓘ
multilateral trade negotiation ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
reduction of non-tariff barriers
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tariff reduction ⓘ trade liberalization ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Tokyo Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations ⓘ |
| chairperson | Olivier Long ⓘ |
| endYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| focus |
agricultural trade issues
ⓘ
customs valuation ⓘ government procurement ⓘ import licensing procedures ⓘ non-tariff measures ⓘ safeguard measures ⓘ subsidies and countervailing measures ⓘ tariff cuts on industrial products ⓘ technical barriers to trade ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| hostOrganization |
GATT Secretariat
ⓘ
linked to:
WTO Secretariat
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| impact |
increased predictability of market access commitments
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strengthened disciplines on trade-distorting practices ⓘ |
| legalFramework |
GATT
ⓘ
linked to:
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
|
| legalNature | plurilateral codes within GATT framework ⓘ |
| location | Geneva ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
GATT
ⓘ
linked to:
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
|
| outcome | reduction of average industrial tariffs in major economies ⓘ |
| participants |
developed countries
ⓘ
developing countries ⓘ |
| partOf | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Kennedy Round
ⓘ
linked to:
Kennedy Round (1964–1967)
|
| resultedIn |
Agreement on Anti-Dumping
ⓘ
linked to:
Anti-Dumping Code
Agreement on Customs Valuation ⓘ
linked to:
Customs Valuation Agreement
Agreement on Government Procurement ⓘ
linked to:
Government Procurement Code
Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures ⓘ Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures ⓘ
linked to:
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Code
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade ⓘ Tokyo Round Codes ⓘ
linked to:
Tokyo Round
framework for dispute settlement improvements ⓘ |
| significance |
deepened rules-based multilateral trading system
ⓘ
expanded GATT disciplines beyond tariffs ⓘ prepared ground for creation of WTO ⓘ |
| startYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
international economic relations
ⓘ
international trade ⓘ |
| successor |
Uruguay Round
ⓘ
linked to:
Uruguay Round (1986–1994)
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| typeOfMeasure |
multilateral tariff concessions
ⓘ
rules on non-tariff measures ⓘ |
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Subject: Tokyo Round Description of subject: The Tokyo Round was a major series of multilateral trade negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) during the 1970s that aimed to reduce tariffs and address non-tariff barriers to international trade.
Referenced by (12)
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