Former Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai announced his resignation as a lawmaker Tuesday after pleading guilty at a Tokyo court to vote-buying in a bid to secure a seat for his wife in a 2019 Japanese upper house election.Kawai, a House of Representatives member, is accused of violating the election law by handing out cash to politicians and supporters in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, to reward them for votes secured in the campaign to get his wife Anri Kawai elected in July 2019.During questioning by prosecutors at the Tokyo District Court, Kawai, 58, said, "I will not fight the vote…READ FULL ARTICLE
