Reference | FYI Feb 3, 2020
The Kawai scandal and the race to succeed Shinzo Abe
by Eric Johnston
Hiroshima-based Liberal Democratic Party Diet member Anri Kawai admitted in January to receiving ¥150 million from LDP headquarters prior to the July 2019 Upper House election. Kawai, a novice in national politics, is also the wife of disgraced former Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai, who ...