RESIGNED TO FATE Itaru Nakamura, commissioner general of Japan’s National Police Agency, speaks during a news conference in the capital Tokyo on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. JIJI PRESS PHOTO VIA AFP
RESIGNED TO FATE Itaru Nakamura, commissioner general of Japan’s National Police Agency, speaks during a news conference in the capital Tokyo on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. JIJI PRESS PHOTO VIA AFP

(UPDATED) TOKYO: The head of Japan's National Police Agency announced his resignation on Thursday after an investigation confirmed "shortcomings" in the security plans for assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe.

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