Japanese Trade and Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi during a news conference announcing her resignation at the ministry in Tokyo, Japan, 20 October 2014, after submitting her resignation to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. - EPA Photo
Yuko Obuchi, who had been tipped to potentially become the country's first female prime minister, handed Abe her letter of resignation during a 30-minute meeting with the premier, public broadcaster NHK and Jiji Press news agency said.
Abe accepted her resignation, according Jiji.
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