The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday denied bail requests from former Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai and his lawmaker wife Anri, who have been indicted on charges of vote buying during the latter's campaign to be elected to Japan's upper house last summer.Kawai, a House of Representatives member, and his wife filed their third requests to be released on bail on Tuesday after pleading not guilty at the first hearing of their trial at the district court.They have been held at the Tokyo Detention House since their June 18 arrests. Their previous two requests were also rejected.Related coveraREAD FULL ARTICLE
