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
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 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 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 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 Regulatory Reform of Japan
Minister of Defense of Japan
predecessor Fumio Kishida (as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan)
regionOfActivity East Asia
Indo-Pacific
global diplomacy
successor Toshimitsu Motegi (as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan)
workLocation Tokyo

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Fumio Kishida
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