Statesman ushered in consumer rights and helped stabilize China ties Yasuo Fukuda holds a news conference after chairing the 2008 Group of Eight summit in Toyako, Hokkaido.
Statesman ushered in consumer rights and helped stabilize China ties Yasuo Fukuda holds a news conference after chairing the 2008 Group of Eight summit in Toyako, Hokkaido. (Nikkei Photo) TOKYO -- Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who dedicated himself to stabilizing relations with China, died in Tokyo on Oct. 22 due to heart failure, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party announced on Monday. He was 90 years old.