Kōtoku Satō
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Kōtoku Satō was a senior Imperial Japanese Army officer and lieutenant general best known for his command of the 31st Division during the Burma Campaign in World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kōtoku Satō canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11230381 — 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: Kōtoku Satō Context triple: [Lieutenant General (Imperial Japanese Army), notableHolder, Kōtoku Satō]
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A.
Koji Satō
Koji Satō is a Japanese individual notable enough to be specifically distinguished among people sharing the surname Satō.
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B.
Eisaku Yamaguchi
Eisaku Yamaguchi is a Japanese voice actor known for his work in anime, video games, and dubbing foreign media.
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C.
Inukai Tsuyoshi
Inukai Tsuyoshi was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister in the early 1930s and was assassinated during the May 15 Incident, marking a key step in the rise of militarism in Japan.
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D.
Eisaku Inoue
Eisaku Inoue is a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives and held various posts within the Liberal Democratic Party.
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E.
Eisaku Tomioka
Eisaku Tomioka is a Japanese screenwriter best known for his extensive work on anime series, including contributions to popular franchises like Pokémon and Fairy Tail.
- 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: Kōtoku Satō Target entity description: Kōtoku Satō was a senior Imperial Japanese Army officer and lieutenant general best known for his command of the 31st Division during the Burma Campaign in World War II.
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A.
Koji Satō
Koji Satō is a Japanese individual notable enough to be specifically distinguished among people sharing the surname Satō.
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B.
Eisaku Yamaguchi
Eisaku Yamaguchi is a Japanese voice actor known for his work in anime, video games, and dubbing foreign media.
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C.
Inukai Tsuyoshi
Inukai Tsuyoshi was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister in the early 1930s and was assassinated during the May 15 Incident, marking a key step in the rise of militarism in Japan.
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D.
Eisaku Inoue
Eisaku Inoue is a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives and held various posts within the Liberal Democratic Party.
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E.
Eisaku Tomioka
Eisaku Tomioka is a Japanese screenwriter best known for his extensive work on anime series, including contributions to popular franchises like Pokémon and Fairy Tail.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Army officer
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general ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| conflict |
Burma Campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Burma campaign
World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Japan
|
| era |
Shōwa period
ⓘ
linked to:
Showa era
|
| familyName | Satō ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | military leadership ⓘ |
| givenName |
Kōtoku
ⓘ
linked to:
Kotoku
|
| hasRole | division commander ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | lieutenant general ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
Burma–India front in World War II
ⓘ
linked to:
Burma campaign
Southeast Asian theatre of World War II ⓘ
linked to:
South-East Asian theatre of World War II
|
| notableEvent |
commanded Japanese forces in the Battle of Kohima
ⓘ
participated in the U-Go offensive into India ⓘ |
| notableFor | leadership of the 31st Division during operations in Burma and India ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of the 31st Division in the Burma Campaign ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| partOf | 31st Division (Imperial Japanese Army) ⓘ |
| positionHeld | commander of the Japanese 31st Division ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kōtoku Satō Description of subject: Kōtoku Satō was a senior Imperial Japanese Army officer and lieutenant general best known for his command of the 31st Division during the Burma Campaign in World War II.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.