Former justice minister gets three-year prison term over vote-buying scandal
Katsuyuki Kawai, 58, was found guilty of giving some ¥29 million in total to 100 people in 2019 in conspiracy with his wife, to buy votes for her in an Upper House election.
Four year prison term sought for ex-justice minister over vote buying
The trial is expected to conclude after the defense counsel's closing argument slated for May 18, with a ruling possibly to be given as early as June.
Timing is everything when it comes to the politics of the Kawai scandal
Former Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai does an about face when it comes to accusations of vote-buying, but some aren't buying the idea that his decision was a result of soul searching.
LDP Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai gives us an object lesson in referencing proverbs
LDP Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai was called out for using the term "tazan no ishi," which in English can be described as an "object lesson."
Ex-justice minister resigns as lawmaker and pleads guilty to vote-buying
Katsuyuki Kawai allegedly violated the election law by handing out cash to politicians and supporters to reward them for voting for his wife.
Ex-justice minister to resign as lawmaker over vote-buying, sources say
Katsuyuki Kawai is accused of handing out a total of about ¥29 million to 100 individuals to reward them for votes secured in the campaign to elect his wife, Anri Kawai.
Katsuyuki Kawai, a 57-year-old House of Representatives member, is accused of handing out a total of about ¥29 million to 100 individuals to reward them for votes for his wife.
Shizuka Kamei's secretary admits to getting ¥3 million from Kawai
The secretary said he received ¥1 million in Kawai's office on May 31, 2019, and ¥2 million in a hotel on July 3 the same year.
Lawmaker Anri Kawai found guilty of vote-buying in 2019 election
The 47-year-old Upper House lawmaker was sentenced to 16 months in prison, suspended for five years, in a ruling also expected to affect the case of her husband, Katsuyuki Kawai.
Former farm minister Takamori Yoshikawa's offices raided over money scandal
The allegations against the 70-year-old politician, who served under Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's predecessor Shinzo Abe, are expected to hurt public support for Suga's government.
18-month jail term sought for lawmaker Anri Kawai over vote-buying
Prosecutors have argued that Kawai committed an "unprecedented malicious crime that jolted the foundations of democracy."
