日本前首相福田康夫逝世 享年90岁

日本前首相、第91代内阁总理大臣福田康夫于当地时间10月22日在东京一家医院因心力衰竭去世，享年90岁 1。福田康夫曾于2007年至2008年在任，任期共365天 1。他与父亲福田赳夫是日本宪政史上首对先后担任首相的父子 1。中国外交部发言人郭嘉昆评价称：“福田康夫先生是中国人民的老朋友” 1。

福田康夫长期致力于改善和发展中日关系，任内推动签署了2008年的《中日关于全面推进战略互惠关系的联合声明》 1。他卸任后仍持续参与民间及高层交流，并于2018年参观侵华日军南京大屠杀遇难同胞纪念馆，题词“和平东亚” 1。其子福田达夫发文悼念，表示父亲直至生命最后一刻仍在投入工作 1。家属及言论NPO等机构对其逝世表示哀悼，并计划继续推动中日对话 1。

Yasuo Fukuda, the former Prime Minister of Japan, passed away on October 22 in a Tokyo hospital due to heart failure at the age of 90 1. Fukuda served as the 91st Cabinet Prime Minister from 2007 to 2008, holding office for a tenure of 365 days 1. He and his father, Takeo Fukuda, made history as the first father-son pair in Japan's constitutional history to both serve as prime ministers 1.

During his administration, Fukuda played a key role in improving bilateral ties by promoting the signing of the "Joint Statement between China and Japan on Building a Strategic Relationship of Mutual Benefit" in 2008 1. His commitment to dialogue continued after leaving office; notably, he visited the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall in 2018 and inscribed the words "Peace in East Asia" 1. The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun honored him by describing Fukuda as an "old friend of the Chinese people" 1. Following his death, his son Tatsuo Fukuda issued a statement mourning the loss, noting that his father remained dedicated to his work until his final moments 1.