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45th anniversary of Japan-China friendship treaty

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at a ceremony marking the 45th anniversary of a friendship treaty between Japan and China coming into force on Oct. 23, 2023, in Beijing. Fukuda's father Takeo was prime minister when the treaty was signed in 1978.

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Diplomatic documents declassified

TOKYO, Japan - A file photo shows former Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda. Japanese diplomatic documents declassified on March 7, 2013, show that Fukuda, then foreign minister, expressed discontent over an attempt by the United States to use the historic 1971 meeting between Emperor Hirohito and U.S. President Richard Nixon in Alaska for political purposes.

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U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy dies at 77

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken January 1978 shows U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy (2nd from L), with his then wife Joan Bennett Kennedy (L) and their daughter Kara (R), visiting then Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda in Tokyo. U.S. media reported that Kennedy died on Aug. 25 aged 77 at his home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, after a lengthy battle with brain cancer.

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Veteran Fukuda elected LDP chief to be Japan's new leader after Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuo Fukuda (L), who ran in a House of Representatives election in February 1990, stands with his wife Kiyoko (right) as his father Takeo Fukuda (C) speaks at a party of supporters in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, in a photo taken in FEbruary that year. The former chief Cabinet secretary won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election on Sept. 23 to succeed embattled Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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Honda eyes expansion in India by introducing new smaller model

NEW DELHI, India - Honda Motor Co. President Takeo Fukuda speaks at a press conference in New Delhi on July 3. He said the company looks to market a new small car model in India by 2010 in an effort to tap into the growing market.

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(1)Koizumi visits tomb of former Prime Minister Fukuda

GUNMA, Japan - With the crucial House of Councillors election scheduled for July 11, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi lays flowers at the tomb of his political mentor, former Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda, in the town of Gunma, Gunma Prefecture, on June 18.

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(2)Koizumi visits tomb of former Prime Minister Fukuda

GUNMA, Japan - With the crucial House of Councillors election scheduled for July 11, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi prays at the tomb of his political mentor, former Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda, in the town of Gunma, Gunma Prefecture, on June 18.

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Iraq-SDF bill to pass Diet committee

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Fukuda (R) chats smilingly with Defense Agency chief Shigeru Ishiba during a session of a House of Representatives committee held July 3 to discuss a bill for dispatching Self-Defense Forces (SDF) troops to Iraq. A compromise was reached overnight between the ruling and opposition camps to have the bill clear the committee later on July 3.

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Hot-spring hotel frequented by prime ministers to close

TOKYO, Japan - Tsuruya Hotel, a posh hot-spring resort frequented by Japanese prime ministers and based in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, is reported to close on Nov. 1. Known for its beautiful natural surroundings on the Pacific coast, the resort has drawn dignitaries such as Shigeru Yoshida, a five-time prime minister between 1946 and 1954 as well as Takeo Fukuda, who served as prime minister from 1976 to 1978.

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Fukuda named chief cabinet secretary

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuo Fukuda walks into the prime minister's official residence Oct. 27. Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori appointed him to replace Chief Cabinet Secretary Hidenao Nakagawa, who had tendered his resignation earlier in the day. Fukuda, 64, is the eldest son of the late Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda.

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Chief Cabinet Secretary Nakagawa to resign

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hidenao Nakagawa tells reporters at his residence in Tokyo shortly past midnight Oct. 26 he will formally tender his resignation Oct. 27 after a meeting with Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori. Nakagawa has been embroiled in a widening scandal. He is to be replaced by Yasuo Fukuda, son of the late Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda.

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Baseball player Sadaharu Oh+

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 17 Kyodo - Photo taken on Sept. 5, 1977, shows pro baseball player Sadaharu Oh (L) shaking hands with Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda as he was given the People's Honor Award at the prime minister's office in Tokyo.

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Japan PM Fukuda visits UAE in 1978

Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda (L) has a chat with Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, at the state guesthouse in Abu Dhabi on Sept. 10, 1978, during a visit to the UAE on the third leg of his Middle Eastern tour.

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Japan PM Fukuda visits UAE in 1978

Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda (L) holds talks with Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates, at the presidential palace in Abu Dhabi on Sept. 10, 1978, during a visit to the UAE on the third leg of his Middle Eastern tour. A range of issues were discussed during their talks, including peace in the Middle East, security in the Arabian Gulf and Japan's economic assistance to the UAE.

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Honda eyes expansion in India by introducing new smaller model

NEW DELHI, India - Honda Motor Co. President Takeo Fukuda speaks at a press conference in New Delhi on July 3. He said the company looks to market a new small car model in India by 2010 in an effort to tap into the growing market. (Kyodo)

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Shinzo Abe's wedding

TOKYO, Japan - Shinzo Abe (2nd from L), and his wife Akie (2nd from R), pose for a photo with former Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda and his wife at a wedding center in Tokyo's Takanawa district. The photo was taken in June 1987. (Kyodo)

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Iraq-SDF bill to pass Diet committee

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Fukuda (R) chats smilingly with Defense Agency chief Shigeru Ishiba during a session of a House of Representatives committee held July 3 to discuss a bill for dispatching Self-Defense Forces (SDF) troops to Iraq. A compromise was reached overnight between the ruling and opposition camps to have the bill clear the committee later on July 3. (Kyodo)

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TAKEO FUKUDA PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN

JAPAN CHANGES PILOTS,Takeo Fukuda,==Date:circa 1976, Place:Tokyo,JAPAN, (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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Where are we going with the price of rice?

Farmers demonstrate around the National Diet. Farmers demonstrating in the vicinity of the National Diet, the rise in rice prices for producers, and a glut of rice. Farmers demonstrating around the National Diet, Kakuei Tanaka attending a rice price investigation meeting, bales of rice being brought into a warehouse, vendors getting off a train, interview with a rice shop owner, tasting of rice, scene of rice paddies being created in Shinjo City, Yamagata City, warehouse of the Shinjo City Agricultural Cooperative, nationwide farmers' rally on rice prices held at the Budokan (Budokan), members of the Diet participating in the rally, members of the Diet showing off their charm as being on the side of the farmers. Shooting date unknown, release date: December 22, 1967.

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Oil Crisis

Due to oil restrictions, small and medium-sized businesses are facing a severe shortage of raw materials. Meanwhile, Daruma stoves are selling like hotcakes. Airplanes flying, traffic congestion, bullet trains running, TVs lined up at electronics retail stores, government deciding on emergency oil measures, Minister of International Trade and Industry Yasuhiro Nakasone entering the Diet, Minister of International Trade and Industry Nakasone asking each party for bipartisan cooperation, interview with Minister of International Trade and Industry Nakasone, elevators being temporarily shut down due to a campaign to save money, workplaces of small and medium-sized companies suffering from shortages, interview with a person who appears to be a business owner, Saitama Prefecture. An interview with what appears to be a business owner, a foundry in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, Daruma stoves lined up, department stores. shooting date unknown, release date: November 23, 1973.

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Starts a New Era in Japan and China - Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping Visits Japan

Premier Deng Xiaoping Fu of the Chinese government visited Japan. A reconciliation ceremony was held at the Imperial Palace. The plane carrying Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping arrives at Haneda Airport on October 22, Deng Xiaoping descends the ramp, the welcome ceremony at the State Guest House, children from Gakushuin Elementary School wave Japanese flags, the exchange of treaty ratification certificates in the hall of the Prime Minister's Office, the reconciliation ceremony at the Imperial Palace, the welcome banquet, Deng Xiaoping's visit to Kakuei Tanaka's residence Deng Xiaoping visits Kakuei Tanaka's residence, Deng Xiaoping inspects the Nissan Motor factory, and the meeting with the Emperor of Japan. Please contact us for details.

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Showa Genroku Japan Summer

Shonan coast is converted to public baths by 2 million people. One-one bus with air-conditioning. An unlicensed nursery school on a decommissioned bus. Hooten. <Video content> Discarded home appliances, white paper on people's daily lives, beaches full of people, young people in swimsuits, world menko competition, people boarding buses with their pets, unlicensed daycare centers using buses, traffic jams, politicians shaking hands with farmers rushing to the LDP, Keio University barricaded, job examinations, fingers typing on keyboards, personality test sheets, Zengakuren struggle Fingers typing on a keyboard, a personality test sheet, the struggle of the All-Japan Federation of Student Self-Government Associations, the Hutens playing with paint thinner, a pet hotel, a dog taking a bath, shooting date unknown, release date: June 14, 1968.

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President Election Behind Closed Doors

Kakuei Tanaka, Takeo Miki, Takeo Fukuda, and Masayoshi Ohira are elected by less than 500 voters. Kakuei Tanaka, Takeo Miki, Takeo Fukuda, and Masayoshi Ohira aim to become the next president of Japan; Kakuei Tanaka addresses the audience; date of shooting unknown; release date: June 30, 1972.

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New President, Kakuei Tanaka.

Kakuei Tanaka, a young 54-year-old president, is born. The 27th extraordinary party convention of the Liberal Democratic Party was held at Hibiya Public Hall, Eisaku Sato's retirement speech, the official election of the president, the decisive vote between Kakuei Tanaka and Takeo Fukuda, Kakuei Tanaka's speech as the new president, Kakuei Tanaka singing the Hail Mary, date of shooting unknown, release date: July 7, 1972..

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Veteran Fukuda elected LDP chief to be Japan's new leader after

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuo Fukuda (L), who ran in a House of Representatives election in February 1990, stands with his wife Kiyoko (right) as his father Takeo Fukuda (C) speaks at a party of supporters in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, in a photo taken in FEbruary that year. The former chief Cabinet secretary won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election on Sept. 23 to succeed embattled Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo)

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(1)Koizumi visits tomb of former Prime Minister Fukuda

GUNMA, Japan - With the crucial House of Councillors election scheduled for July 11, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi lays flowers at the tomb of his political mentor, former Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda, in the town of Gunma, Gunma Prefecture, on June 18. (Kyodo)

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(2)Koizumi visits tomb of former Prime Minister Fukuda

GUNMA, Japan - With the crucial House of Councillors election scheduled for July 11, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi prays at the tomb of his political mentor, former Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda, in the town of Gunma, Gunma Prefecture, on June 18. (Kyodo)

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Abe's visit to Iran

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) arrives in Tehran on June 12, 2019. Abe, the first sitting Japanese prime minister to visit Iran since Takeo Fukuda in 1978, will hold talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe's visit to Iran

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives in Tehran on June 12, 2019. Abe, the first sitting Japanese prime minister to visit Iran since Takeo Fukuda in 1978, will hold talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

File photo taken in June 1987 shows Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) and his wife Akie (2nd from R) at their wedding in Tokyo, posing for photos with former Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda (far L) and his wife Mie. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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