The Japanese Cabinet of Prime Minister Naoto Kan resigned Tuesday morning, Xinhua reported.
The move was taken a day after Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda was picked as the new leader of Japan's ruling party.
The 54-year-old Noda will be named the country's new prime minister, the sixth in five years, in the afternoon in parliament, as the Democratic Party of Japan dominates the powerful House of Representatives.
The DPJ's presidential election was held after Kan formally announced last Friday that he will resign amid criticism of his leadership following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Kan became the party's leader and prime minister in June last year.
The resigned cabinet was formed in January 2011.