Yukio Edano (R), head of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, gives a TV interview at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 31, 2021, following the day's House of Representatives election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

TOKYO - The leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, Yukio Edano, said Tuesday he will resign from the post after his party failed to win over voters in last weekend's general election despite public dissatisfaction with the government's COVID-19 response.