Taro Kono is a Japanese politician serving as the Minister for Digital Transformation since August 2022. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he previously served as Minister for Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform from 2015 to 2016 and from 2020 to 2021, and was the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defense under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He is also a member of the House of Representatives representing Kanagawa's 15th district since 1996.
Official portrait, 2010
Kōno making a speech (1 July 2010)
Kono with Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi in August 2017
Kono with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in October 2018
Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan)
The minister for foreign affairs is a member of the cabinet of Japan and is the leader and chief executive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The minister is responsible for implementing Japan's foreign policy and is also a statutory member of the National Security Council. The minister is nominated by the prime minister and is appointed by the emperor of Japan.
Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan)
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