Taro Kono

Taro Kono, Japan's vaccination programme chief and ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmaker, attends a news conference as he announces his candidacy for the party's presidential election in Tokyo, Japan, September 10, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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Self-belief and strategy: Japan's Taro Kono upends race for next premier

"Kono's a tight communicator, he's talking," said Corey Wallace, a foreign policy specialist at Kanagawa University

Taro Kono, Japan's vaccination programme chief and ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmaker, attends a news conference as he announces his candidacy for the party's presidential election in Tokyo, Japan, September 10, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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Japan's vaccines minister Kono favoured as next PM in opinion polls

Taro Kono, Japan's vaccination programme chief and ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmaker, attends a news conference as he announces his candidacy for the party's presidential election in Tokyo, Japan, September 10, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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Japan's vaccines minister Kono leads opinion poll on succeeding Suga

Japan's vaccination programme chief Taro Kono attends a news conference on the country's preparations to begin vaccinating health workers, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan February 16, 2021. REUTERS//File Photo
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Public support strong for Japan's Covid vaccine minister as next PM - media