Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is Japan 's sixth head of government in five years . Japan is still recovering from last year 's quake , tsunami and resulting nuclear plant meltdown . Japan and the U.S. agreed last week to relocate some U.S. troops based on Okinawa . The country is also aging at an unprecedented rate . TL;DR The Japanese prime minister says he will resign if his party loses a general election next month.
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is Japan 's sixth head of government in five years . Japan is still recovering from last year 's quake , tsunami and resulting nuclear plant meltdown . Japan and the U.S. agreed last week to relocate some U.S. troops based on Okinawa . TL;DR The Japanese prime minister says he will resign if his party loses a general election next month.