page_title: Sunao Sonoda
hierarchical_section_title: Sunao Sonoda
caption_attribution_description: Sunao Sonoda at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
context_page_description: Sunao Sonoda was a leading Japanese Liberal Democratic Party politician who served as foreign minister and health and welfare minister of Japan. He was called "flying foreign minister" due to his active diplomacy in increasing the role of Japan when he was in office. He was one of the significant figures in normalizing the relations between Japan and China.
context_section_description: Sunao Sonoda (園田 直, Sonoda Sunao, 11 December 1913 – 2 April 1984) was a leading Japanese Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) politician who served as foreign minister and health and welfare minister of Japan. He was called "flying foreign minister" due to his active diplomacy in increasing the role of Japan when he was in office. He was one of the significant figures in normalizing the relations between Japan and China.
caption: Sonoda at Schiphol in July 1979
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