THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 16, 2020 at 15:42 JST
Masako Akagi holds photos of her late husband, Toshio, at a news conference in Osaka on July 15 after the first oral arguments in her lawsuit against the central government. (Yoshiaki Arai)
OSAKA—After challenging two of the most powerful politicians in Japan, a self-described shy woman broke down in tears when she explained the last day of her husband’s life. [Read More]
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