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Yasuo Fukuda

  1. Follow-up: Xi Jinping's condolence message for Yasuo Fukuda urges Japan to protect the political basis of ties; Takaichi may attend Shenzhen APEC

    Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, Oct 27, sent a message of condolence to the family of former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who died on Thursday, Oct 22, at the age of 90, calling him an upright and responsible politician, an old friend of the Chinese people who held a correct view of history, and voicing hope that Japan's leaders will earnestly safeguard the political foundation of bilateral ties. It was a rare direct reference by Xi to China-Japan relations, which fell to a low of many years after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested last November that Japan could send forces if China took action against Taiwan. Japan's foreign minister told the upper house the same day that Tokyo is arranging for Takaichi to attend the APEC leaders' meeting in Shenzhen on Nov 18-19, and that a bilateral meeting is still under consideration.

    Oct 28, 2026 Morning
  2. Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda dies at 90; Beijing calls him 'an old friend of the Chinese people'

    Japan's Liberal Democratic Party announced on Monday, Oct 26, that Yasuo Fukuda, prime minister in 2007-2008, died on Oct 22 aged 90; Kyodo, citing sources, said he died of heart failure at a Tokyo hospital. The son of a former prime minister, he became Japan's first second-generation prime minister in September 2007 and served 365 days, during which China's head of state made the first visit to Japan by a Chinese leader in a decade. He later chaired the Boao Forum for Asia from 2010 to 2018, and China's foreign ministry called him 'an old friend of the Chinese people'.

    Oct 27, 2026 Morning