Prosecutors demanded Tuesday an 18-month prison term for Japanese lawmaker Anri Kawai, who has been indicted on a charge of vote-buying ahead of last year's House of Councillors election campaign.In seeking the prison term during her trial at the Tokyo District Court, prosecutors argued Kawai, 47, committed an "unprecedented malicious crime that jolted the foundations of democracy."Kawai, a former member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has pleaded not guilty. The trial is expected to conclude after the defense counsel's closing argument slated for Dec. 23, with the ruling possibly h…READ FULL ARTICLE
