Taro Kono (as Minister for Foreign Affairs)

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Japanese politician human

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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Label	Occurrences
Taro Kono (as Minister for Foreign Affairs) canonical	1

Statements (48)

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

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Fumio Kishida → successor → Taro Kono (as Minister for Foreign Affairs) ⓘ