Foreign Minister Kono holds a press conference
December 19, 2018, Tokyo, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono speaks during a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Kono was regarded as a reform-minded, maverick politician who often rebelled against top government officials.
But that image was tarnished when he ignored questions from reporters four times in a row, bluntly repeating only "next question, please " during a recent news conference following his meeting with Russian counterpart ?Sergey Lavrov. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) AYF -mis-