Women Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Canada: Foreign Minister Kono is the only male participant

Foreign Minister Taro Kono (center) participates in a meeting of female foreign ministers in Montreal. Foreign Minister Taro Kono visited Montreal, eastern Canada, to participate in an international conference of female foreign ministers from around the world, as the only male foreign minister. At first, he tried to stand at the end of the back row for a commemorative photo, but Canadian Foreign Minister Freeland, who is hosting the conference, and others urged him to stand in the middle of the front row. 15 female foreign ministers surrounded him and he smiled shyly. In Montreal, photographed on September 21, 2018. On September 23, the morning edition of the same month, "Black spot" among 15 female foreign ministers: Foreign Minister Kono "in the center" with a shy smile.