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MapYasuo Fukuda Dies Of Heart Failure In Tokyo At Age 90
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Died of heart failure in a Tokyo hospital at age 90. Served as Japanese prime minister from September 2007 to 2008.
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Fukuda dies in Tokyo
Former Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda died of heart failure at a hospital in Tokyo on Oct. 22 at the age of 90, local media reported Monday.
Global Times said Fukuda was born on July 16, 1936, in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, and it said he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1990.
China Daily said TOKYO that Fukuda died on Thursday at the age of 90, and it said he was born on July 16, 1936, in Takasaki, Gunma prefecture.
Fukuda passed away on October 22, the official from the Liberal Democratic Party told AFP, and he led Japan for a year from September 2007 after replacing the late premier Shinzo Abe.
The Japan Times said Fukuda died Thursday at the age of 90, and it said his son announced the death on Monday.
China ties shaped his tenure
Fukuda was known for trying to build stable ties with China, and he invited then Chinese president Hu Jintao to visit Japan. The two countries issued the China-Japan Joint Statement on All-round Promotion of Strategic Relationship of Mutual Benefit in 2008. Fukuda sought to strengthen ties with China during and after his brief tenure, and he took office in September 2007 after Shinzo Abe’s abrupt resignation.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expressed “deep sorrow” when speaking to reporters in Tokyo, praising Fukuda as a leader who “worked to articulate Japan’s position on various international issues and enhance its standing in the international community”. Fukuda served as prime minister from 2007-08 and sought to strengthen ties with China during and after his brief tenure.
Legacy and memorial details
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party of Japan announced on Monday that Fukuda died on October 22 at the age of 90, and Vietnam.vn said a private funeral was held for close family members. Vietnam.vn said a public memorial service was held the following day, and Fukuda was born on July 16, 1936, in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture. Al Jazeera? no, instead Al Yawm?; The source said the governing Liberal Democratic Party of Japan announced the death, and it said Fukuda died in Tokyo last Thursday due to heart failure.
“A private funeral was held for close family members, and a public memorial service was held the following day.”
The Arabic-language report said Fukuda visited China three months after taking office in September 2007, and it said he invited then-Chinese President Hu Jintao to visit Japan. The Arabic-language report said Prime Minister Sanae Takaitchi expressed her “deep sadness” in remarks to reporters in Tokyo, praising him as a leader “who shaped Japan's stance on various international issues and enhanced its standing in the international community”.