TASK DEFINITION: Given a document, an entity and its sentiment towards the entity, verify if it is the correct sentiment towards the entity. Answer should be yes or no. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Kylie Jenner Kylie is Negative . Kara Alaimo  an assistant professor of public relations at Hofstra University  is the author of " Pitch  Tweet  or Engage on the Street: How to Practice Global Public Relations and Strategic Communication ."  She  was spokeswoman for international affairs in the Treasury Department during the Obama administration. Follow  her  on Twitter @karaalaimo . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.
"sooo does anyone else not open Snapchat anymore? Or is it just me... ugh this is so sad  " Kylie Jenner  tweeted the day before.
Earlier this month   Jenner 's picture of  her  baby Stormi got more likes than any photo ever before on Instagram. And celebs don't just capture the attention of America on social media. They also profoundly influence behavior. A 2014 study by Defy Media found that 63% of millennials would take a YouTube celebrity's advice to check out a company or product.
And while celebs sometimes talk about social issues on the Internet  regrettably  it isn't their usual focus. Wouldn't it be better if our conversations on social media focused on things like what our country should do about health care  immigration and the opioid epidemic  rather than what brands celebs like  Jenner  are wearing?
Social media companies should also pay more attention to users themselves. Well before  Jenner 's tweet   more than 1.2 million people signed a Change.org petition letting Snapchat know they didn't like its new layout. If Snapchat had responded to these people faster  the company wouldn't be facing the losses it just experienced.
On Thursday  Snapchat became a victim of the undue influence  Jenner  wields in America. But companies like Snapchat are also part of the solution. They and all of us need to start paying less attention to celebrities and more attention to the people in our society who really matter.

SOLUTION: no

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Assad is Neutral . BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syriaâs army and its allies will keep fighting in Syria after the battle ends in Deir al-Zor province  where Islamic State has its last significant stronghold   President Bashar al-Assad  said on Tuesday.
âThe victories against terrorist organizations  starting in Aleppo and not ending in Deir al-Zor  formed a critical strike that foiled partition projects and terrorist goals â  Assad âs office quoted  him  as saying.
 Assad  regards all the groups fighting against the Syrian state as terrorist groups.
 Assad  said in  his  meeting with Velayati that the battle would last âuntil the recovery of security and stability to all Syrian landsâ   his  office said.

SOLUTION: yes

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Shinzo Abe is Positive . Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe  head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party  leaves a news conference at the partyâs headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 23. (Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg News)
On Sunday  Japanâs Liberal Democratic Party won a landslide victory  winning 284 of the 465 seats in the lower house of the Diet. Prime Minister Shinzo Abeâs junior coalition partner  Komeito  added 29 seats  giving the ruling coalition a two-thirds supermajority.
In addition to freeing the LDP from a mandatory ballot challenge before 2021  Abeâs election victory provides new support for  his  efforts to amend Japanâs pacifist constitution.
 Abe  went into the election arguing that  his  track record on the economy and national security should be the decisive factor  and voters appear to have agreed. Japan faces new security challenges from two of its neighbors. North Korean missiles have passed over Japan twice in recent months  leaving Japanese citizens rattled by early-morning text alerts. And at the recent Communist Party Congress in Beijing  President Xi Jinping promised that China would be âmoving closer to center stage â raising additional concerns in Japan.
The ruling coalitionâs supermajority ensures not only that  Abe  will remain in power  but also that  he  can now push for a revision of Japanâs constitution   his  personal pledge and an unfulfilled element of the LDP platform since 1955. Although many in the public remain skeptical of the constitutional revision plan  the LDPâs success in this election represents an endorsement of the ruling coalitionâs governing ability  particularly on security issues.
[Did Trump and  Abe  just launch a new chapter in U.S.-Japan relations?]
There may also be debates within the ruling coalition on the need for Japan to deploy its own surface-to-surface missiles to enhance deterrence vis-a-vis North Korea.  Abe  has not taken a public stand on these âcounterstrike capabilities â which would to give Japan the ability to neutralize North Korean ballistic missiles on their launchpads. This would be an abrupt change from a postwar defense policy that has remained strictly defensive  with few offensive capabilities.
 Abe  will also continue moderate spending increases on Japanâs air and naval capabilities in an attempt to counter Chinaâs much higher spending on the Peopleâs Liberation Army. The numerical balance of fighter aircraft and surface combatants has been steadily shifting in Chinaâs favor for decades.
More recently  however  Xi has begun streamlining the PLA to strengthen its war-fighting effectiveness in preparation for a potential conflict in the Western Pacific.  Abe  knows that maintaining deterrence will require closer cooperation with the United States and continued reforms to break down the postwar barriers to the effectiveness of Japanâs own forces.
Will  Abe  revise Japanâs constitution?
Two years ago   Abe  pushed through a reinterpretation of the constitution to allow new defense guidelines and operations with the United States and other like-minded states. Many in  his  party support revising the second half of Article 9 to declare that Japanâs military is constitutional  though intended only for self-defense.
Support from pacifist-leaning coalition partner Komeito will probably be forthcoming  and friendly governments such as the United States and Australia are likely to be supportive as well. China will protest  as might South Korea  but polls elsewhere in the region suggest that Japan has moved beyond its wartime image. Nevertheless  Article 9 is highly political and ideological;  Abe  will have to carry out  his  promise to build domestic consensus before proceeding.
Despite President Trumpâs harsh rhetoric about Japan during  his  election campaign   Abe  has deftly engaged with the new administration in Washington and managed to build significant trust with Trump.  Abe  was the first foreign leader to visit Trump  and Trump will start  his  first Asia tour by spending several days in Japan in November.
Trumpâs tough line on North Korea is likely to be well received in Japan  but  his  hostile view toward trade (particularly the rejection of the Trans-Pacific Partnership) continues to perplex Tokyo. Japanese leaders argue that allies should be leading on rulemaking to manage the mercantilist challenge from China.

SOLUTION:
yes