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Re:Foreign Minister Taro Kono to ask media to switch order o... by readyp1 on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @02:31PM (#19973245)
Represented as the Minister proposes, it would be KONO Tarо̄. This relies on a bit of cultural knowledge; 太郎 (Tarо̄) is a very common first name for males in Japan.

The article is a smidge ironic, though; in this article about proposing a Last First standard, the Times refers to the promulgator via First Last. I suppose they're technically in keeping with current standards by using First Last, since the Minister's proposal is brand new.

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Re:Foreign Minister Taro Kono to ask media to switch order o... by toyg on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @08:41PM (#19976652)
> The article is a smidge ironic, though

It is reporting an intention from a minister. When and if the minister actually acts on it, by extending an official request from the Japanese Government, I guess they will respond officially in some way. There is no need to drop one's pants just because a minister opened his mouth.

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