It's difficult to move forward when the top job keeps changing people. For a country that is in many ways so stable, it's a mess at the top of the political world.
Naoto Kan, the embattled Japanese prime minister, has announced his resignation, paving the way for the nation's sixth premier in five years to steer a recovery from the March disasters.
Kan informed senior party officials of his decision to step down as ruling party leader on Friday, Japanese media reported, before addressing the media in a live televised news conference.
"I resign as the (party) president effective today," Kan told party officials. "I will leave the post of prime minister once the new leader is decided."
