Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
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The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is a major center-left political party that serves as the principal opposition force to Japan’s long-dominant conservative ruling parties.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T51717 — 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: Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan Context triple: [Liberal Democratic Party, mainOppositionRival, Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan]
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Liberal Democratic Party
The Liberal Democratic Party is Japan’s long-ruling conservative political party that has governed the country for most of the period since its founding in 1955.
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Liberal Party (Japan)
The Liberal Party (Japan) was a conservative political party that played a key role in postwar Japanese politics and later merged into what became the dominant Liberal Democratic Party.
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Kochikai faction of the Liberal Democratic Party
The Kochikai faction of the Liberal Democratic Party is a traditionally moderate, policy-focused group within Japan’s ruling party, historically associated with dovish diplomacy and technocratic economic management.
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National Diet
The National Diet is Japan’s bicameral national legislature, consisting of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.
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E.
Servant of the People party
Servant of the People party is a Ukrainian political party associated with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that rose to prominence on an anti-corruption and reformist platform.
- 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: Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan Target entity description: The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is a major center-left political party that serves as the principal opposition force to Japan’s long-dominant conservative ruling parties.
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Liberal Democratic Party
The Liberal Democratic Party is Japan’s long-ruling conservative political party that has governed the country for most of the period since its founding in 1955.
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B.
Liberal Party (Japan)
The Liberal Party (Japan) was a conservative political party that played a key role in postwar Japanese politics and later merged into what became the dominant Liberal Democratic Party.
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C.
Kochikai faction of the Liberal Democratic Party
The Kochikai faction of the Liberal Democratic Party is a traditionally moderate, policy-focused group within Japan’s ruling party, historically associated with dovish diplomacy and technocratic economic management.
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National Diet
The National Diet is Japan’s bicameral national legislature, consisting of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.
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E.
Servant of the People party
Servant of the People party is a Ukrainian political party associated with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that rose to prominence on an anti-corruption and reformist platform.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
centre-left political party
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opposition party ⓘ political party ⓘ |
| color | blue ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| founded | 2017-10-02 ⓘ |
| founder | Yukio Edano ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Kenta Izumi ⓘ |
| hasSecretaryGeneral | Hirofumi Hirano ⓘ |
| headquarters |
Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo
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linked to:
Nagatachō, Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo ⓘ |
| ideology |
constitutionalism
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liberal democracy ⓘ social liberalism ⓘ |
| internationalAffiliation | Progressive Alliance ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | President ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
House of Councillors of Japan
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linked to:
House of Councillors
House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ |
| mergedWith | National Democratic Party (Japan) ⓘ |
| mergerDate | 2020-09 ⓘ |
| nativeName |
立憲民主党
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linked to:
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
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| opposes |
Komeito
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Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) ⓘ
linked to:
Liberal Democratic Party
revision of Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup |
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Social Democratic Party (House of Councillors)
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linked to:
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
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| politicalPosition | centre-left ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Democratic Party (Japan)
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Democratic Party of Japan ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party (Japan)
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| role | principal opposition party in Japan ⓘ |
| shortName |
CDP
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Rikken Minshutō ⓘ |
| supports |
civil liberties
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pacifism ⓘ protection of Japan’s postwar constitution ⓘ social welfare policies ⓘ |
| womenWing | CDP Women’s Committee ⓘ |
| youthWing | CDP Youth ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan Description of subject: The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is a major center-left political party that serves as the principal opposition force to Japan’s long-dominant conservative ruling parties.
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
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parliamentaryGroup
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Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Social Democratic Party (House of Councillors)
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linked to: Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
linked to: Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
linked to: Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
subject linked to:
Rikken Kaishintō (Constitutional Reform Party)
linked to: Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
Hokkaido proportional representation block
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mainPartiesContesting
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Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
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