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YOHEI KONO

JAPAN
Jun 8, 2005
Kono warns Koizumi about Yasukuni visits
House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono indirectly urged Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Tuesday to stop visiting Yasukuni Shrine, Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers said.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 6, 2004
Japan is back to the Stone Age when it comes down to transplants
Is Japan still in the medical Stone Age? A look at American depictions of the medical profession might make you think so. Last Tuesday, NHK had a bunch of celebrities sitting around and rapturously discussing the American hospital soap opera "ER" and its mature take on the physician-patient dynamic. This weekend sees the opening of the new Sean Penn movie, "21 Grams," about a mathematician with a bad ticker who receives a replacement from a guy who is run over by an ex-con. The movie gives the impression that heart transplants are as common as Starbucks openings.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2003
Lawmaker wants transplant law revised
Six years after the implementation of the Organ Transplant Law, moves are afoot to alter one of its core conditions for using organs from brain-dead donors -- the donor's prior consent.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2003
Kono drafts law for transplants of children's organs
Taro Kono, a lawmaker of the governing Liberal Democratic Party, has drafted legislation to lift the ban on children under 15 becoming organ donors after being declared brain dead, according to LDP sources.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2002
Yohei Kono discharged from hospital after two months
Former Foreign Minister Yohei Kono was discharged from the hospital Sunday, after undergoing an operation in April to receive part of his son's liver. At around noon, a smiling Kono walked at an easy pace to the exit of the Shinshu University Hospital in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2002
Transplant teaches Taro Kono a lesson
Although Taro Kono was determined from the beginning to save his father's life by donating part of his liver, the 39-year-old lawmaker of the Liberal Democratic Party said the decision-making process was tough for his family, even with a fair amount of knowledge about the procedure.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2002
Kono family liver transplant a success
Former Foreign Minister Yohei Kono received part of his son's liver in a successful transplant operation that was completed early Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2002
Yohei Kono undergoes liver transplant operation
Surgeons at Shinshu University Hospital in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, started a transplant operation Tuesday in which former Foreign Minister Yohei Kono would receive part of his son's liver.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2002
Yohei Kono readied to receive son's liver
Former Foreign Minister Yohei Kono, who is suffering from hepatitis C, may undergo a transplant operation Tuesday in which he will receive part of his son's liver, hospital sources said Monday.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2002
Lawmaker-donor enters hospital
House of Representatives member Taro Kono entered a hospital Tuesday for tests to determine if he can give part of his liver to his father, former Foreign Minister Yohei Kono, who has hepatitis C, his office said.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2000
Yohei Kono or Ryutaro Hashimoto likely to succeed PM Yoshiro Mori
Foreign Minister Yohei Kono and former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto will emerge as the favorites to succeed Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori when the likelihood of his resignation increases come spring or summer, according to a veteran political analyst.
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Dec 7, 2000
Yohei Kono warns against turning inward
Japan needs to constantly examine the contents of its official development assistance, but a large-scale reduction in ODA spending could jeopardize relations with Asian countries, Foreign Minister Yohei Kono said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Dec 5, 2000
Yohei Kono considers trip to Middle East to tighten links with oil-rich nations
Foreign Minister Yohei Kono may visit several Middle East nations, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, in early January if he keeps his Cabinet post after today's planned reshuffle, Foreign Ministry sources said Monday.

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