Taro Kono, formerly the foreign minister of Japan, has turned his hand to promoting durian, the stinky so-called ‘King of Fruits’. Photo: Bloomberg
From Japanese foreign minister to ‘King of Fruits’ promoter: Taro Kono on his new life as a durian cheerleader
- After leaving the cabinet, Taro Kono sniffed out a new career direction. He is now an honorary chairman of the Japan Durian Promotion Association
- He tells This Week in Asia his taste for the stinky ‘King of Fruits’ developed in Singapore. Now his task is to convince compatriots to eat, import and grow it
Taro Kono, formerly the foreign minister of Japan, has turned his hand to promoting durian, the stinky so-called ‘King of Fruits’. Photo: Bloomberg
