TOKYO - Taro Kono, a senior Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker who has announced he will stand in the Sept. 29 leadership election for the governing party, is known as an outspoken and reform-minded politician, traits that have earned him consistent popularity in opinion polls as a potential future prime minister.
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