Japan’s Prime Minister Kan announces resignation

Naoto Kan resigned as Japanese Prime Minister today after fifteen months in office. Kan came under heavy criticism following the March 11 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and the crisis that resulted at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The new prime minister will be chosen by members of Kan's Democratic Party of Japan. Kan's successor will be the country's sixth prime minister since 2006.

Photo of Naoto Kan; source: Wikipedia