Arrested former Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai and his lawmaker wife Anri may have paid a total of around 30 million yen ($280,000) in cash to some 100 people in their alleged vote buying for last summer's upper house election, a source familiar with the matter said Friday.Lists believed to be used to record payment recipients, which were confiscated by Hiroshima prosecutors from the couple's home, show the amounts of money, the source said.The 57-year-old former minister, known for having had close ties with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and his wife were arrested Thursday on suspicion of…READ FULL ARTICLE
