Vaccine minister seeks to be next prime minister of Japan

Taro Kono, the Cabinet minister in charge of vaccinations, formally announces he’s running for the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Japan’s outspoken vaccinations minister, Taro Kono, is running to become head of the governing party and pledges to be reform-minded and get things done.

Whoever holds that post is usually chosen to be prime minister.