THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 19, 2020 at 15:20 JST
A copy of the receipt from one of the campaign members for Anri Kawai submitted to the Hiroshima prefectural election administration committee showed the 15,000 yen payment made by her office. (The Asahi Shimbun)
An aide to Upper House lawmaker Anri Kawai has admitted that campaign staff members were paid twice the statutory limit during her campaign last year and that he was aware that doing so was illegal, investigative sources said. [Read More]
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