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TARO KONO

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 22, 2018
Japan, Finland affirm cooperation on North Korea, Arctic policy
The foreign ministers of Japan and Finland agreed Wednesday to work together in tackling North Korea's development of nuclear weapons, including through the full implementation of U.N. sanctions.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 17, 2018
Foreign Minister Taro Kono and Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov agree to speed up start of joint economic ventures on disputed isles
Foreign Minister Taro Kono and Russian counterpart Sergei Labrov say they will speed up a plan to jointly develop the disputed Russian-held isles off Hokkaido.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 17, 2018
Foreign Minister Taro Kono to meet Mongolian counterpart next week, source says
Foreign Minister Taro Kono plans to hold talks in Tokyo next week with his Mongolian counterpart Damdin Tsogtbaatar to gather the latest information on North Korea, a Japanese government source said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 16, 2018
Japan and IAEA ink nuclear counterterrorism pact for 2020 Games
The government and the International Atomic Energy Agency have signed an agreement to work together to keep the 2020 Olympics safe from nuclear terrorism.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 12, 2018
Japan urges Singapore to enforce UNSC sanctions against North Korea
Foreign Minister Taro Kono urged his Singaporean counterpart, Vivian Balakrishnan, to ensure that U.N. Security Council sanctions against North Korea are implemented.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 10, 2018
Japan and the Netherlands affirm cooperation on North Korea sanctions
Foreign Minister Taro Kono and Dutch Foreign Minister Halbe Zijlstra affirmed Friday the importance of maximizing diplomatic pressure on North Korea over its development of nuclear weapons and missiles.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 30, 2018
Japan and Russia to hold vice ministerial talks next week on Northern Territories
Japan and Russia will hold another round of vice ministerial-level talks in Tokyo on Feb. 6 to seek progress on a long-standing territorial row over a group of islands off Hokkaido, Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 28, 2018
Japan and China agree to have their leaders resume reciprocal visits
Japan and China agreed Sunday to resume reciprocal visits by their leaders, underscoring that Asia's two biggest economies are eager to mend ties in the year marking the 40th anniversary of the signing of a bilateral friendship treaty.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 26, 2018
Japan and France agree to deepen maritime security ties in 'two plus two' meeting
The foreign and defense ministers of Japan and France held a regular "two plus two" meeting in Tokyo Friday in which they agreed to beef up mutual diplomatic cooperation in securing a "rule-based order" in maritime security, including the East and South China seas.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 26, 2018
Foreign minister Taro Kono to visit Beijing this weekend
Foreign Minister Taro Kono will visit Beijing on Saturday and Sunday to discuss the outlook for improving Japan-China relations with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, the Foreign Ministry has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 22, 2018
Japan will not waver from pressure strategy on North Korea, Foreign Minister Taro Kono says
Japan will continue to pressure North Korea rather than encouraging dialogue over its internationally condemned nuclear and ballistic missile programs, Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Monday as the Diet kicked off a 150-day ordinary session.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 18, 2018
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis told foreign ministers gathered in Vancouver of North Korea war plan: source
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told participants in a 20-nation ministerial meeting on North Korea that the United States has already prepared a war plan for the North in case diplomatic efforts fail, a source from one of the countries said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 17, 2018
Taro Kono's clean energy critique in UAE speech fuels talk of Abe succession
Criticism by a Cabinet minister of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's energy policies may say more about his own political prospects than it does about the country's debate over clean power.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 17, 2018
Tokyo rejects Seoul's demand for additional measures on 'comfort women'
Foreign Minister Taro Kono rejects South Korea's request that Japan take additional measures over the issue of Korean women who were forced to work in wartime military brothels.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 15, 2018
In rare dissent, Foreign Minister Taro Kono says Japan's energy policy 'lamentable' at conference on renewables
In a rare expression of dissent, Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Sunday criticized the government's energy policy as "lamentable" and pledged to promote renewable energy sources in line with global trends.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 14, 2018
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono to call for boosted pressure on nuclear-armed North Korea at Munich security meeting
Foreign Minister Taro Kono plans to call for international cooperation in ratcheting up pressure on North Korea to give up its nuclear ambitions, at an international security conference next month in Germany, a government source has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 12, 2018
Foreign Minister Taro Kono urges Suu Kyi to ensure safe return of Rohingya refugees
Foreign Minister Taro Kono asked Myanmar's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on Friday to ensure the "safe and voluntary repatriation and resettlement" of members of the Rohingya ethnic group who have fled to Bangladesh from the strife-torn state of Rakhine.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 9, 2018
Japan calls for continued pressure on North Korea despite Pyongyang's talks with Seoul
Japan called Tuesday for continued pressure on North Korea regardless of the first formal meeting between the two Koreas in over two years.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 7, 2018
Japan and Maldives agree to join hands on Tokyo's Indo-Pacific strategy
Foreign Minister Taro Kono convinces Asia's smallest country to back Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's new strategy as China flexes its muscle in the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 4, 2018
Japan tells Pakistan not to allow 'loopholes' in North Korea sanctions
Foreign Minister Taro Kono told his Pakistani counterpart Khawaja Asif in Islamabad on Thursday that South Asian countries must not allow "loopholes" in U.N. sanctions against North Korea.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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