Shinchōsha
E828503
Shinchōsha is a Japanese publishing company known for producing literary fiction, non-fiction, and cultural works, including prominent modern Japanese authors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shinchōsha canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9892952 — 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: Shinchōsha Context triple: [A Personal Matter, publisher, Shinchōsha]
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A.
Chokusaisha
Chokusaisha are a select group of Shinto shrines distinguished by receiving imperial envoys for special rites, reflecting their high religious and historical importance in Japan.
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B.
Kaishintō
Kaishintō was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese political party advocating constitutional government and liberal reforms.
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C.
Taishin-in
Taishin-in was Japan’s prewar highest judicial body, serving as the nation’s supreme court under the Meiji Constitution before being replaced by the modern Supreme Court of Japan.
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D.
Soumu-sho
Soumu-sho is Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, responsible for overseeing local administration, elections, telecommunications, and postal services.
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E.
Tokkeitai
Tokkeitai was the Japanese naval military police unit that operated as a feared security and intelligence force during Japan’s occupation of various territories in World War II, including Indonesia.
- 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: Shinchōsha Target entity description: Shinchōsha is a Japanese publishing company known for producing literary fiction, non-fiction, and cultural works, including prominent modern Japanese authors.
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A.
Chokusaisha
Chokusaisha are a select group of Shinto shrines distinguished by receiving imperial envoys for special rites, reflecting their high religious and historical importance in Japan.
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B.
Kaishintō
Kaishintō was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese political party advocating constitutional government and liberal reforms.
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C.
Taishin-in
Taishin-in was Japan’s prewar highest judicial body, serving as the nation’s supreme court under the Meiji Constitution before being replaced by the modern Supreme Court of Japan.
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D.
Soumu-sho
Soumu-sho is Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, responsible for overseeing local administration, elections, telecommunications, and postal services.
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E.
Tokkeitai
Tokkeitai was the Japanese naval military police unit that operated as a feared security and intelligence force during Japan’s occupation of various territories in World War II, including Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | publishing company ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| focus |
cultural works
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| focusPeriod |
classical Japanese literature
ⓘ
contemporary Japanese literature ⓘ modern Japanese literature ⓘ |
| genre |
humanities
ⓘ
literature ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
bunkobon
ⓘ
hardcover books ⓘ paperback books ⓘ |
| hasNotableAuthor |
Haruki Murakami
ⓘ
Kenzaburō Ōe ⓘ Natsume Sōseki ⓘ Ryūnosuke Akutagawa ⓘ Yasunari Kawabata ⓘ
linked to:
Kawabata Yasunari
|
| hasNotableImprint |
Shinchō Bunko
ⓘ
Shinchōsha Bunko ⓘ
linked to:
Shinchō Bunko
|
| hasNotableSeries |
Shinchō Bunko
ⓘ
Shinchōsha Bunko ⓘ
linked to:
Shinchō Bunko
|
| hasPublicationType |
critical anthology
ⓘ
literary journal ⓘ paperback series ⓘ |
| industry | publishing ⓘ |
| languageOfPublication | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableFor | publishing modern Japanese literature ⓘ |
| operatesIn | Japanese book market ⓘ |
| product |
books
ⓘ
magazines ⓘ |
| publishes |
biographies
ⓘ
criticism ⓘ cultural studies works ⓘ essays ⓘ historical non-fiction ⓘ literary magazines ⓘ novels ⓘ translations of foreign literature ⓘ |
| role | major literary publisher in Japan ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
classical literature editions
ⓘ
literary criticism ⓘ modern Japanese authors ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
academic readers
ⓘ
general readers ⓘ literary readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shinchōsha Description of subject: Shinchōsha is a Japanese publishing company known for producing literary fiction, non-fiction, and cultural works, including prominent modern Japanese authors.
Referenced by (4)
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