Lawmakers at center of election scandal

Lawmakers at center of election scandal

Undated combined photo shows Katsuyuki Kawai (L), a former Japanese justice minister at the center of an election vote-buying scandal, and his wife and upper house member Anri Kawai. The Kawais are accused of buying votes for Anri in the upper house election in July 2019 in which she secured a parliamentary seat for the first time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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