Tokyo court grants bail for lawmaker Anri Kawai, charged with vote-buying
Anri has been tried separately from her husband Katsuyuki, the former justice minister, since he fired his lawyers and hearings in his case were suspended.
Ex-justice minister sought help with deleting data, net PR agent claims
Prosecutors say the nixed data included a list of suspected cash recipients, drawn up by Katsuyuki Kawai, that also logged how much each had been paid.
Aide to scandal-hit Anri Kawai sees prison term upheld over election law violation
In the appeal trial, Hiroshi Tatemichi's defense lawyer claimed he should be given a fine rather than sentenced to prison.
Tokyo court denies bail for former justice minister and lawmaker wife
Katsuyuki and Anri Kawai have been held at the Tokyo Detention House since their June 18 arrests.
Lawmaker couple Katsuyuki and Anri Kawai plead not guilty to vote buying
The two were arrested in June and indicted the following month, dealing a blow to the Abe administration, which has recently seen its popularity wane.
Former Japan justice minister and wife charged with vote-buying
Katsuyuki Kawai is suspected of having given ¥25.7 million ($240,000) to 94 local politicians and supporters in relation to the July 2019 Upper House vote.
Ex-minister Katsuyuki Kawai said alleged vote-buying cash was ‘from Abe’
The assembly member who received the money said they could not refuse it as Kawai mentioned the name of the prime minister.
Ex-justice minister may have bought votes in Hiroshima in 2005 poll
A former assemblyman said he refused to take the envelope, believing it contained cash, and then cut ties with Katsuyuki Kawai.
Arrested ex-Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai admits cash handout but denies vote-buying
Katsuyuki Kawai and his wife Anri were arrested last Thursday on suspicion of giving ¥25.7 million in cash to 94 local politicians and supporters.
Kawais may have dished out ¥30 million in scheme to buy votes
That leak is based on lists showing who got how much that Hiroshima prosecutors confiscated from the couple's home.
‘Raccoon’ and ‘Angie’ Kawai suspected of erasing Line texts on vote-buying
Katsuyuki Kawai is also alleged to have distributed cash to members of local city and prefectural assemblies as "money for teacakes."
