Beleaguered Japanese PM Resigns
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, whose popularity plummeted after his government introduced a much-criticized medical plan for the elderly, has announced his resignation, according to media reports.
The 72-year-old prime minister said he made his decision last week, and was stepping to down because of the difficulties he has had in carrying out policies, Kyodo said.
"It is necessary to try to implement measures under a new framework," Fukuda said, according to the news agency. "I thought now is the best time (to resign) to avoid a political vacuum."
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