Kono was asked at the Sept. 10 news conference about his past comments that males from a maternal lineage in the imperial family should be allowed to become emperor.

Taro Kono, the digital transformation minister, on Aug. 26 announced his candidacy for the Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential race in September, promising to tackle the “urgent” task of ...

the Kono Sauvignon Blanc. Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough, New Zealand. The wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks and ...