Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda dies at 90

Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who led Japan from 2007-08 and sought to strengthen ties with China during his brief tenure and after, has died at the age of 90. Details surrounding his death were not immediately available. Fukada, the son of former Japanese leader Takeo Fukada, became the country’s first second-generation prime minister when he assumed office in September 2007, succeeding Shinzo Abe following his abrupt resignation.