FWIW, Taro Kono is the fourth generation of Kono politicians, sorta like the Rockefellers in the early 20th century here. He’s almost certainly going to become the next PM, perhaps in Trump’s second term or when DeSantis becomes POTUS in 2028; their summit meetings will not need translators, since Kono-san speaks near-perfect English.
Are you absolutely sure that the “Digital Minister” isn’t an animatronic robot or a hologram?