"It's good to be back in Washington D.C. Last time I was here I was Foreign Minister. This time I came back as Defense Minister. Maybe next year as a Prime Minister."
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Taro Kono
Taro Kono (ę²³é å¤Ŗé, KÅno TarÅ, born 10 January 1963) 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 ShinzÅ Abe. He is also a member of the House of Representatives representing Kanagawa's 15th district si
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