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Former Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda dies at 90

Former Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda died on 22 October at age 90. His Liberal Democratic Party announced his death on 26 October; Jiji Press reported that he died in a Tokyo hospital. ^[1][2]

Tokyo, JapanEvent: 22 October 2026Under 1 min read

Published 29 Oct 2026, 04:19 UTC

The facts

Fukuda chaired the 2008 Group of Eight summit at Toyako in Hokkaido, where climate change was a central issue. ^[2]
He first won a House of Representatives seat in Gunma in 1990 and was elected seven consecutive times. ^[2]
He served as chief cabinet secretary under prime ministers Yoshiro Mori and Junichiro Koizumi. ^[2]

Still unconfirmed

A cause of death was not verified in the checked sources.

Sources

References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 29 Oct 2026, 04:19 UTC.

Notice of the death of former party president Yasuo Fukuda
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan · Primary source · 26 Oct 2026
Japanese institutional notice gives 22 October as the death date and age 90.
Ex-Japan PM Yasuo Fukuda Dies at 90
Jiji Press via Nippon.com · Reporting · 26 Oct 2026
Independent wire reporting; Nippon.com is the host. Yasuo Fukuda is distinguished from his father, former prime minister Takeo Fukuda.

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