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Japan police chief to resign over Abe shooting death

National Police Agency Chief Itaru Nakamura speaks during a press conference at the National Police Agency in Tokyo Thursday. Aug. 25, 2022. Nakamura said he will resign to take responsibility over the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a campaign speech last month. (Kyodo News via AP) National Police Agency Chief Itaru Nakamura speaks during a press conference at the National Police Agency in Tokyo Thursday. Aug. 25, 2022. Nakamura said he will resign to take responsibility over the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a campaign speech last month. (Kyodo News via AP) National Police Agency Chief Itaru Nakamura speaks during a press conference at the National Police Agency in Tokyo Thursday. Aug. 25, 2022. Nakamura said he will resign to take responsibility over the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a campaign speech last month. (Kyodo News via AP) National Police Agency Chief Itaru Nakamura speaks during a press conference at the National Police Agency in Tokyo Thursday. Aug. 25, 2022. Nakamura said he will resign to take responsibility over the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a campaign speech last month. (Kyodo News via AP) National Police Agency Chief Itaru Nakamura speaks during a press conference at the National Police Agency in Tokyo Thursday. Aug. 25, 2022. Nakamura said he will resign to take responsibility over the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a campaign speech last month. (Kyodo News via AP) National Police Agency Chief Itaru Nakamura speaks during a press conference at the National Police Agency in Tokyo Thursday. Aug. 25, 2022. Nakamura said he will resign to take responsibility over the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a campaign speech last month. (Kyodo News via AP) National Police Agency Chief Itaru Nakamura speaks during a press conference at the National Police Agency in Tokyo Thursday. Aug. 25, 2022. Nakamura said he will resign to take responsibility over the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a campaign speech last month. (Kyodo News via AP) National Police Agency Chief Itaru Nakamura speaks during a press conference at the National Police Agency in Tokyo Thursday. Aug. 25, 2022. Nakamura said he will resign to take responsibility over the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a campaign speech last month. (Kyodo News via AP) Flowers arrive at the residence of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. Abe's family paid tribute to him in a private ritual Buddhist ritual Thursday marking the 49th day of his assassination. (Kyodo News via AP) FILE - Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to the media as he arrives at the prime minister's office for a cabinet meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2020. Japan's national police chief on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022 said he wants to step down to take responsibility over the fatal shooting of the former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe at a campaign speech last month. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
Japan police chief to resign over Abe shooting death