Former Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda, who championed closer ties with China during his brief tenure and later served as a crucial diplomatic intermediary during bilateral crises, has died at the age of 90. Fukuda died of heart failure on Thursday at a Tokyo hospital, Japanese media report...
Source: [SCMP](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372192/death-former-pm-yasuo-fukuda-leaves-void-fraught-china-japan-relations)