An official in the education and sports ministry who oversaw work on the new National Stadium will resign after costs soared with little explanation and the project was canceled.
In a statement Tuesday, the government said Kimito Kubo, head of the Sports and Youth Bureau, will be dismissed on Aug. 4 at his own request.
The departure is seen as part of a desperate attempt by the Abe administration to minimize the political damage from the episode. Taxpayers were left fuming at the project's exorbitant cost.