# Shigeru Takahashi

> Japanese association football player

**Wikidata**: [Q1917370](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1917370)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Takahashi)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/shigeru-takahashi-q1917370

## Summary
Shigeru Takahashi is a Japanese association football player affiliated with Waseda University. He is recorded in public knowledge bases under the Wikipedia title "Shigeru Takahashi" and the Wikidata description "Japanese association football player."

## Biography
- Born: Not provided in the source material
- Nationality: Japan
- Education: Waseda University (affiliated)
- Known for: Being a Japanese association football player
- Employer(s): Waseda University (affiliation listed)
- Field(s): Association football (soccer)

## Contributions
The provided source material does not list any specific built products, discoveries, publications, teams captained, matches, statistics, patents, companies founded, open-source projects, or standards attributed to Shigeru Takahashi. The only documented outcomes in the source are his identity as an association football player and his affiliation with Waseda University.

## FAQs
Q: Who is Shigeru Takahashi?
A: He is identified as a Japanese association football player documented under the Wikipedia title "Shigeru Takahashi" and described on Wikidata as a "Japanese association football player."

Q: Where has Shigeru Takahashi been affiliated or employed?
A: The source lists an affiliation with Waseda University, a private university in Tokyo, Japan.

Q: What is Shigeru Takahashi's nationality?
A: He is Japanese.

Q: What are Shigeru Takahashi’s known achievements or publications?
A: No achievements, publications, or specific contributions are recorded in the provided source material.

Q: Are there alternate names or identifiers for Shigeru Takahashi?
A: Yes. An alias provided is "Takahashi Shigeru." His Wikipedia title is "Shigeru Takahashi" and Wikidata describes him as a "Japanese association football player."

Q: Where can I find more structured metadata about him?
A: The source includes structured properties such as a sitelink count of 52 for his Wikidata entry and the Wikipedia title "Shigeru Takahashi."

## Why They Matter
Shigeru Takahashi matters insofar as he is a documented individual in public reference sources identified as a Japanese association football player and affiliated with Waseda University. That documentation preserves his identity and basic professional categorization within knowledge bases. Beyond this categorical record, the provided material does not supply details about sporting achievements, influence on the sport, leadership roles, or lasting impacts; therefore, any broader claims about his significance, influence on players or institutions, or changes resulting from his work cannot be supported from the given source.

## Notable For
- Being recorded as a Japanese association football player.
- Affiliation with Waseda University (private university in Tokyo; inception 1882-01-01).
- Alias: Takahashi Shigeru.
- Wikipedia title: "Shigeru Takahashi."
- Wikidata description: "Japanese association football player."
- Wikidata sitelink_count for this subject: 52.

## Body

### Identity and Basic Classification
- Name and alias:
  - Primary name in the source: Shigeru Takahashi.
  - Listed alias: Takahashi Shigeru.
- Occupational classification:
  - Classified as an association football player (soccer). The related concept "association football player" is defined in the source as a person who plays association football (soccer) and has a sitelink_count of 65 in the related data.
- Human and national classification:
  - Identified as a human (member of Homo sapiens) in the knowledge graph taxonomy.
  - Nationality listed as Japan. The related "Japan" entity is noted as an island country in East Asia; the source includes historical inception dates and references tied to Japan's constitutional and imperial dating, and a sitelink_count of 413 for the country entity.

### Affiliation: Waseda University
- Institutional affiliation:
  - Waseda University is listed as an affiliation for Shigeru Takahashi. The university is described as a private university in Tokyo, Japan.
- Waseda University metadata included in the source:
  - Inception: 1882-01-01 (provided as +1882-01-01T00:00:00Z).
  - Country: Japan (Q17 in the source dataset).
  - Headquarters identifier present in the dataset.
  - Waseda University sitelink_count reported as 55.
- Relationship: The source explicitly connects Shigeru Takahashi with Waseda University; no additional roles, dates, or positions at the university are provided.

### Metadata and Knowledge-Graph Properties
- Wikipedia and Wikidata identifiers:
  - Wikipedia title provided: "Shigeru Takahashi."
  - Wikidata description: "Japanese association football player."
- Structured properties from the source:
  - sitelink_count for Shigeru Takahashi: 52 (indicates number of linked language or site entries in the knowledge graph snapshot).
  - The source enumerates related entity sitelink counts (association football player: 65; human: 273; Japan: 413) which contextualize the broader knowledge-graph connectivity of related concepts.

### What Is Not Recorded in the Source
- No birth date or birthplace is provided.
- No detailed career timeline, team roster listings, match appearances, goals, positions played, or seasons are included.
- No awards, honors, records, publications, leadership roles, or post-playing career activities are documented.
- No photographs, external links, or extended biographical narratives are present in the provided material.

### Summary of Available Facts
- Shigeru Takahashi is a Japanese association football player.
- He is affiliated with Waseda University, a private Tokyo-based university founded in 1882.
- The public knowledge-base entries list an alias ("Takahashi Shigeru"), a Wikipedia title, and a Wikidata short description.
- The dataset provides sitelink counts that quantify connectivity for Shigeru Takahashi (52) and related types/entities.

### Sources and Scope
- All statements above are drawn strictly from the provided source material. No assumptions, extrapolations, or external records were used to create this entry.

## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013