submit (turn in, hand in, put in) + 物(レポートや辞表等)+ to 人(上司等)
Defence Minister Fumio Kyuma handed in his resignation to Prime Minister Shinzo abe on Thuesday, three days after making remarks derided as justifying the U.S. atomic bombing of Japan.
辞表の提出には、tenderという動詞もよくつかわれます。これは、受理を求めてというニュアンスがはいります。
後任は小池さんです。
Later in the day, Abe tapped Yuriko Koike, his national securiyu adviser, to replace Kyuuma as defense chief. Koike will officially take up the job after an attestation ceremony Wedness afternoon.