TOKYO -- Former Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi told Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that he plans to resign from his lower house seat soon for health reasons.

Kishi is hoping have his his eldest son, Nobusenyo, who currently serves as a secretary, to take over his district in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Part of a political dynasty, Kishi is a younger brother of ex-Prime Minister Shino Abe and a grandson of Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi.