Yasuo Fukuda, Japan's first second-generation prime minister, dies at 90, Nikkei reports
TOKYO — Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who used his brief period in office to seek closer ties with Asian neighbors, particularly China, has died at the age of 90, the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday. The Japanese politician, the first son of a prime minister to become premier himself, died on Thursday from heart failure, the Nikkei said. Becoming prime minister on the…
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who aimed to foster stronger connections with Asian neighbors, particularly China, during his short tenure, has passed away at the age of 90, according to the Nikkei business daily. The Japanese politician, the first son of a prime minister to succeed his father in the role, died on Thursday due to heart failure, the Nikkei reported.
Fukuda assumed the position of prime minister following the sudden resignation of Shinzo Abe in 2007, a role he held for less than a year, a period even briefer than his father Takeo's two-year tenure. Fukuda, an economics graduate from Tokyo's esteemed Waseda University, spent nearly two decades working his way up the ranks of an oil company, including a two-year assignment in the United States, before leaving to become a political secretary upon his father's election to the premiership in 1976.
Elected to Japan's more influential lower house of parliament in 1990, Fukuda served as chief cabinet secretary from 2000 to 2004 before resigning as one of several cabinet ministers who admitted to not contributing to the pension system. Renowned for his prickly demeanor, the bespectacled Fukuda garnered criticism.
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