
Taro Kono, Japan’s Most Popular Prime Minister Candidate, Far From a Shoo-In
TOKYO — If popularity were the deciding factor, there would be a clear front-runner to become the next prime minister of Japan. Polls have found that the public favors Taro Kono, the cabinet minister overseeing Japan’s coronavirus vaccine rollout, by at least two to one in the race to lead the governing Liberal Democratic Party…