Naoto Kan has resigned as prime minister of Japan almost one year after assuming office.<br />The move does not come as a surprise in a country that has seen five prime ministers in the past four years.<br /><br />Kan and Yukio Hatoyama, his predecessor, co-founded the Democratic Party of Japan, and together led it to election victory in 2009, ending nearly six decade rule by Liberal Democratic Party.<br /><br />Kan has been criticised for his handling of the post-tsunami Japan especially the nuclear crisis.<br /><br />He lost support even in his own party and last month offered to step down.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Steve Chao reports from Tokyo.
