Masako Akagi shows photos of her late husband, Toshio, in an interview. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The government plans to admit to the existence of a file compiled by a Finance Ministry official who killed himself after being ordered to falsify data. But whether the contents of the document are released in a lawsuit filed by his widow is another matter.
Masako Akagi, 50, whose husband, Toshio, committed suicide in March 2018, is seeking a total of about 112 million yen ($1 million) in compensation from the central government and Nobuhisa Sagawa, who was director-general of the Finance Ministry’s Financial Bureau when the falsification orders were given.