Hibakusha
E828509
Hibakusha are the surviving victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, often recognized for the physical, psychological, and social hardships they endured.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hibakusha canonical | 3 |
| A-bomb Survivor’s Certificate | 1 |
| Hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors) | 1 |
| Hiroshima hibakusha | 1 |
| hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors) | 1 |
| in utero hibakusha | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9893100 — 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: Hibakusha Context triple: [Hiroshima Notes, mainSubject, Hibakusha]
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A.
Sadako
Sadako is a feminine Japanese given name commonly associated with several notable historical and fictional figures.
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B.
Setsuko Matsudaira
Setsuko Matsudaira was a Japanese princess and member of the imperial family as the wife of Prince Chichibu, Emperor Hirohito’s younger brother.
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C.
Mitsuye Endo
Mitsuye Endo was a Japanese American woman whose Supreme Court case, Ex parte Endo (1944), helped end the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
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D.
Kitahiroshima
Kitahiroshima is a city in Hokkaido, Japan, located near Sapporo and known as a residential and commercial suburb within the Sapporo metropolitan area.
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E.
Himeyuri Monument
The Himeyuri Monument is a war memorial in Okinawa, Japan, dedicated to the schoolgirls and teachers of the Himeyuri Student Corps who died during the Battle of Okinawa in 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: Hibakusha Target entity description: Hibakusha are the surviving victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, often recognized for the physical, psychological, and social hardships they endured.
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A.
Sadako
Sadako is a feminine Japanese given name commonly associated with several notable historical and fictional figures.
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B.
Setsuko Matsudaira
Setsuko Matsudaira was a Japanese princess and member of the imperial family as the wife of Prince Chichibu, Emperor Hirohito’s younger brother.
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C.
Mitsuye Endo
Mitsuye Endo was a Japanese American woman whose Supreme Court case, Ex parte Endo (1944), helped end the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
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D.
Kitahiroshima
Kitahiroshima is a city in Hokkaido, Japan, located near Sapporo and known as a residential and commercial suburb within the Sapporo metropolitan area.
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E.
Himeyuri Monument
The Himeyuri Monument is a war memorial in Okinawa, Japan, dedicated to the schoolgirls and teachers of the Himeyuri Student Corps who died during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
social group
ⓘ
survivor of atomic bombing ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
abolition of nuclear weapons
ⓘ
nuclear disarmament ⓘ |
| appliesToEvent |
atomic bombing of Hiroshima
ⓘ
atomic bombing of Nagasaki ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
anti-nuclear activism
ⓘ
peace movements ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn |
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony
ⓘ
linked to:
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Day
Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony ⓘ
linked to:
Nagasaki Peace Memorial Day
|
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission
ⓘ
Radiation Effects Research Foundation ⓘ |
| documentedIn | A-bomb survivor health studies ⓘ |
| entitledTo |
health checkups
ⓘ
medical subsidies ⓘ welfare benefits ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
chronic health problems
ⓘ
increased cancer risk ⓘ psychological trauma ⓘ radiation exposure ⓘ social discrimination ⓘ stigma in employment and marriage ⓘ |
| hasOrganization | Nihon Hidankyo ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Hiroshima hibakusha
ⓘ
linked to:
Hibakusha
Nagasaki hibakusha ⓘ |
| hasRight |
A-bomb Survivor’s Certificate
ⓘ
linked to:
Hibakusha
|
| hasSubgroup |
in utero hibakusha
ⓘ
linked to:
Hibakusha
second-generation hibakusha ⓘ third-generation hibakusha ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalDefinitionBy | Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare ⓘ |
| legalStatus | recognized victims under Japanese law ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | 被爆者 ⓘ |
| Nihon Hidankyo | instanceOf national organization of A-bomb survivors ⓘ |
| notableFor | surviving atomic bombings ⓘ |
| populationAffectedBy | long-term radiation health effects ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | victims of nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
atomic bomb survivors health handbook
ⓘ
nuclear fallout ⓘ radiation sickness ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentary films
ⓘ
memoirs and testimonies ⓘ oral history projects ⓘ peace education programs ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy |
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
ⓘ
linked to:
A-Bomb Dome
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum ⓘ |
| timePeriod | since 1945 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hibakusha Description of subject: Hibakusha are the surviving victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, often recognized for the physical, psychological, and social hardships they endured.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.