Taro Kono (as Minister for Foreign Affairs)
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Taro Kono is a Japanese politician who served as Japan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, known for his active diplomacy and reform-minded stance within the Liberal Democratic Party.
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| instanceOf |
Japanese politician
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human → |
| advocated |
administrative reform in Japan
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greater transparency in government → modernization of Japan’s bureaucracy → regulatory reform in Japan → |
| appointedBy |
Shinzo Abe (as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan)
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Japan
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| diplomaticFocus |
engagement with North Korea issues
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improving relations with China → multilateral diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific region → promoting a Free and Open Indo-Pacific → strengthening Japan–United States alliance → |
| education |
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (bachelor’s degree)
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| employer |
Government of Japan
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| familyName |
Kono
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| foreignPolicyApproach |
multilateralism in diplomacy
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pro-alliance with the United States → supportive of rules-based international order → |
| givenName |
Taro
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| ideologicalOrientation |
reformist within the Liberal Democratic Party
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| knownFor |
active use of social media in political communication
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direct communication style as foreign minister → |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Japanese → |
| legislativeBody |
House of Representatives of Japan
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| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
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| name |
Taro Kono
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| notableFor |
active diplomacy as Japan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs
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reform-minded stance within the Liberal Democratic Party → |
| officeEnd |
2019-09-11 (as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan)
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| officeStart |
2017-08-03 (as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan)
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| participatedIn |
G7 foreign ministers’ meetings (as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan)
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United Nations General Assembly high-level week (as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan) → |
| policyArea |
administrative reform policy of Japan
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foreign policy of Japan → security policy of Japan → |
| positionHeld |
Member of the House of Representatives of Japan
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Minister for Administrative Reform of Japan → Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan → Minister for Regulatory Reform of Japan → Minister of Defense of Japan → |
| predecessor |
Fumio Kishida (as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan)
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| regionOfActivity |
East Asia
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Indo-Pacific → global diplomacy → |
| successor |
Toshimitsu Motegi (as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan)
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| workLocation |
Tokyo
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Fumio Kishida
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successor |