Taro Kono (?? ??, Kono Taro, born 10 January 1963) is a Japanese politician belonging to the Liberal Democratic Party.
He is a member of the House of Representatives, and has served as Minister for Defense since a Cabinet re-shuffle by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on 11 September 2019.
Kono previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under the same Prime Minister until he was appointed to his current ministerial role.