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Yasuo Fukuda, former Japanese Prime Minister, dies at 90

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Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has died at the age of 90 due to heart failure. He passed away on October 22 at a hospital in Tokyo, according to reports from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Nikkei.

Fukuda, the son of former Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda, was the first person in Japanese constitutional history to serve as prime minister in a second generation. He held office from September 2007 to September 2008, succeeding Shinzo Abe. His tenure was marked by the challenges of a “twisted Diet,” where the opposition held a majority in the House of Councillors, complicating legislative processes.

During his premiership, Fukuda chaired the 2008 G8 Summit in Toyako, Hokkaido, and focused on environmental diplomacy and consumer administration reforms, including the groundwork for the establishment of the Consumer Affairs Agency. He was also noted for his efforts to improve relations with China, notably inviting President Hu Jintao to Japan in 2008.

Even after retiring from active politics in 2012, Fukuda remained a significant diplomatic figure. In 2014, he visited China to meet with President Xi Jinping, an initiative credited with helping to thaw relations and paving the way for future summits between Japanese leaders and Beijing.

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Πέθανε σε ηλικία 90 ετών ο πρώην πρωθυπουργός της Ιαπωνίας Γιασούο Φουκούντα [cretaone.gr]
日本前首相福田康夫逝世　賴清德發文哀悼：盼台日友誼長存 | 中天新聞網 [ctinews.com]
【訃報】福田康夫元総理が死去　憲政史上初の親子二代の総理　政治ジャーナリスト青山和弘氏「非常にクールな印象が強い。“偉大な総理”だった父の陰で苦労した面もあったと思う」｜FNNプライムオンライン [www.fnn.jp]
日前首相福田康夫逝世 外交部讚長期心繫中日友好 [www.stheadline.com]
Γιασούο Φουκούντα: Πέθανε σε ηλικία 90 ετών ο πρώην πρωθυπουργός της Ιαπωνίας [www.astratv.gr]
Ιαπωνία: Πρώην πρωθυπουργός Γιασούο Φουκούντα πεθαίνει στα 90 [www.sbctv.gr]
Bekas PM Jepun, Yasuo Fukuda meninggal dunia pada usia 90 tahun [berita.rtm.gov.my]
日本前首相福田康夫享壽90歲　引退後仍致力改善日中關係 - 國際新聞 - PChome Online 新聞 [news.pchome.com.tw]
福田康夫氏亡くなる | 水谷幹治 [blog.mizutanikanji.net]
Yasuo Fukuda, Japan's first second-generation prime minister, dies at 90, Nikkei reports [srnnews.com]
Ιαπωνία: Απεβίωσε σε ηλικία 90 ετών ο πρώην πρωθυπουργός Γιασούο Φουκούντα [www.alphatv.gr]
Ex-primeiro-ministro japonês Yasuo Fukuda morreu aos 90 anos [www.dnoticias.pt]
Γιασούο Φουκούντα: Πέθανε σε ηλικία 90 ετών ο πρώην πρωθυπουργός της Ιαπωνίας [www.ertnews.gr]
Почина бившият японски премиер Ясуо Фукуда [fakti.bg]
高市総理が遺族を弔問　福田元総理の死去「悲しみの念を禁じ得ない」「我が国の存在感を大きく世界に発信した」｜FNNプライムオンライン [www.fnn.jp]
福田康夫元首相死去　９０歳　初の親子２代首相　環境外交や消費者行政改革に尽力　「あなたと違うんです」 - スポーツ報知 [hochi.news]
福田康夫元総理が死去　90歳　2007年第91代内閣総理大臣に就任　憲政史上初めて親子二代での総理大臣に　洞爺湖サミットでは温室効果ガス削減目標など合意まとめる [news.cube-soft.jp]
Почина бившият японски премиер Ясуо Фукуда [petel.bg]
枝野幸男氏　福田康夫元首相を悼む「党派を越えて信頼できる方でした」 | 東スポWEB [www.tokyo-sports.co.jp]
Former Japan PM Yasuo Fukuda dies at 90 [www.newindianexpress.com]
Japan's former PM Takeo Fukuda, proponent of ties with China, dies at 90 [www.independent.co.uk]