Lawmakers at center of election scandal

Lawmakers at center of election scandal

Katsuyuki Kawai (L), a former Japanese justice minister at the center of an election vote-buying scandal together with his wife and upper house member Anri Kawai, is surrounded by reporters after Japan's parliament wrapped up a 150-day ordinary session in Tokyo on June 17, 2020. 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

Lawmakers at center of election scandal

Lawmakers at center of election scandal

Anri Kawai (C), a Japanese upper house member at the center of an election vote-buying scandal together with her husband and former justice minister Katsuyuki Kawai, is pictured after Japan's parliament wrapped up a 150-day ordinary session in Tokyo on June 17, 2020. 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

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

Lawmakers at center of election scandal

Lawmakers at center of election scandal

Katsuyuki Kawai (C), a former Japanese justice minister at the center of an election vote-buying scandal together with his wife and upper house member Anri Kawai, leaves the venue of a lower house plenary session in Tokyo on June 17, 2020. 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

Lawmakers at center of election scandal

Lawmakers at center of election scandal

Anri Kawai (C), a Japanese upper house member at the center of an election vote-buying scandal together with her husband and former justice minister Katsuyuki Kawai, is surrounded by reporters after an upper house plenary session in Tokyo on June 17, 2020. 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

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

Lawmakers at center of election scandal

Lawmakers at center of election scandal

Katsuyuki Kawai (standing), a former Japanese justice minister at the center of an election vote-buying scandal together with his wife and upper house member Anri Kawai, attends a lower house plenary session in Tokyo on June 17, 2020. 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

Lawmakers at center of election scandal

Lawmakers at center of election scandal

Katsuyuki Kawai, a former Japanese justice minister at the center of an election vote-buying scandal together with his wife and upper house member Anri Kawai, is set to attend a lower house plenary session in Tokyo on June 17, 2020. 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

Lawmakers at center of election scandal

Lawmakers at center of election scandal

Anri Kawai, a Japanese upper house member at the center of an election vote-buying scandal together with her husband and former justice minister Katsuyuki Kawai, is set to attend an upper house plenary session in Tokyo on June 17, 2020. 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

Lawmakers at center of election scandal

Lawmakers at center of election scandal

Katsuyuki Kawai, a former Japanese justice minister at the center of an election vote-buying scandal together with his wife and upper house member Anri Kawai, is set to attend a lower house plenary session in Tokyo on June 17, 2020. 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

Lawmakers at center of election scandal

Lawmakers at center of election scandal

Anri Kawai, a Japanese upper house member at the center of an election vote-buying scandal together with her husband and former justice minister Katsuyuki Kawai, leaves the venue of an upper house plenary session in Tokyo on June 17, 2020. 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

Lawmakers at center of election scandal

Lawmakers at center of election scandal

Anri Kawai (upper left), a Japanese upper house member at the center of an election vote-buying scandal together with her husband and former justice minister Katsuyuki Kawai, is pictured during an upper house plenary session in Tokyo on June 17, 2020. 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

Lawmakers at center of election scandal

Lawmakers at center of election scandal

Katsuyuki Kawai, a former Japanese justice minister at the center of an election vote-buying scandal together with his wife and upper house member Anri Kawai, is surrounded by reporters after a lower house plenary session in Tokyo on June 17, 2020. 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

Lawmakers at center of election scandal

Lawmakers at center of election scandal

Anri Kawai, a Japanese upper house member at the center of an election vote-buying scandal together with her husband and former justice minister Katsuyuki Kawai, is surrounded by reporters after an upper house plenary session in Tokyo on June 17, 2020. 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