Japan coronavirus vaccine czar Kono dubbed 'Taro Block' for Twitter blocking sprees
news Japan's vaccine czar Taro Kono called 'small man' for Twitter block spree The Mainichi © The Mainichi Administrative reform minister Taro Kono snaps a photo with his smartphone at an Oct. 9, 2020 Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo. (Mainichi/Kan Takeuchi) TOKYO -- Administrative reform minister Taro Kono has traded on his immense Twitter following -- about 2.24 million at the time of writing -- to land a promotion to head Japan's coronavirus vaccination effort. However, he has another, less vaunted title in some internet circles: Taro Block. Some u...