日经新闻周一报道，日本前首相福田康夫因心力衰竭于周四去世，享年90岁。他在短暂的任期内致力于寻求与亚洲邻国，特别是中国的更紧密关系。日经新闻称，这位日本政界人士是首位由首相之子继任首相的人。
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who used his brief period in office to seek closer ties with Asian neighbours, particularly China, has died at the age of 90, the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday. The Japanese politician, the first son of a prime minister to become premier himself, died on Thursday from heart failure, the Nikkei said.
福田康夫于2007年在安倍晋三突然辞职后出任首相，任期不足一年，甚至比其父福田赳夫两年的任期还短。
Becoming prime minister on the sudden resignation of Shinzo Abe in 2007, Fukuda lasted less than a year — a tenure even shorter than his father Takeo's two-year stint.
福田康夫毕业于东京著名的早稻田大学经济学系，在一家石油公司工作晋升近二十年——包括在美国任职两年——随后于1976年其父出任首相时辞职，成为政治秘书。
A graduate in economics from Tokyo's prestigious Waseda University, Fukuda spent nearly two decades working his way up the ranks of an oil company — including a two-year posting in the United States — before resigning to become a political secretary when his father became premier in 1976.
1990年，福田康夫当选为日本权力更大的众议院议员，2000年至2004年担任内阁官房长官，后因承认未缴纳养老金保费而与其他数名阁僚一同辞职。
Elected to Japan's more powerful lower house of parliament in 1990, Fukuda was chief cabinet secretary from 2000 to 2004, resigning as one of several cabinet ministers to admit not paying into the pension system.
这位戴眼镜的福田康夫以脾气暴躁著称，2003年因非公开场合言论招致批评，他当时暗示穿着挑逗的女性是在“自找被强奸”。
Known for his testy manner, the bespectacled Fukuda drew criticism in 2003 for off-the-record comments in which he suggested women who dressed provocatively were asking to be raped.
当福田康夫接替安倍晋三时，他开玩笑说，鉴于国会分裂和在野党有能力拖延立法，他接任首相可能是“抽到了下签”。
When Fukuda succeeded Abe he joked he might have drawn the short straw in assuming office given the divided parliament and opposition parties' ability to delay legislation.
因立法进程停滞而感到沮丧，福田康夫于2008年辞职，成为先后六位任期仅约一年便辞职的首相中的第二位。
Frustrated with the stalled legislative process, Fukuda resigned in 2008, the second of six prime ministers to quit after only around a year in office.
福田康夫被视为外交鸽派，卸任后多次访华，致力于改善常常紧张的中日关系。
Known as a diplomatic dove, Fukuda made several visits to China after leaving office in an effort to improve often fraught relations.
福田康夫留下一子福田达夫，后者也是议员，被视为潜在的未来首相人选。
Fukuda leaves a son, Tatsuo, who is also a lawmaker and has been viewed as a potential future prime minister.