By ERI NIIYA/ Staff Writer
October 21, 2021 at 16:41 JST
Former Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai enters the Tokyo District Court on March 23 to stand trial on vote-buying charges in the July 2019 Upper House election. (Pool)
Former Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai dropped his appeal on Oct. 21 of a Tokyo District Court ruling that sentenced him to three years in prison for vote-buying in the 2019 Upper House election. [Read More]
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