Saitama Gov. Yoshihiko Tsuchiya announced his resignation Saturday, two days after his eldest daughter and political fund manager was arrested for allegedly failing to report 113 million yen in political donations over a five-year period.
Tsuchiya told a news conference in the early hours of Saturday that he was not involved in the matter and claimed he is only stepping down because of the "embarrassment" he has caused Saitama.
"I should not cause any further embarrassment to the people of Saitama," he said by way of apology.