Japan police chief to resign over shooting of former prime minister

Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe (Eugene Hoshiko/AP)

Japan’s national police chief says he will resign to take responsibility over the fatal shooting of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe at a campaign speech last month.

National Police Agency Chief Itaru Nakamura’s announcement came as his agency released a report on how it failed to save Mr Abe’s life on July 8 when he was assassinated in Nara in western Japan.