Japanese prime minister announces resignation

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Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, whose approval rating tumbled following the devastating March earthquake and tsunami, announced his resignation Friday.

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[the_leander]

Nice to see a politician still willing to do that, especially as the situation was not one of his making.

I get so tired of hearing politicians who get caught out doing some pretty heinous crap (the recent expenses scandal here in the UK, for instance) saying "sorry" and carrying on as though nothing had happened.