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Former Justice Minister and Lower House member Katsuyuki Kawai, 57, denied allegations that money he handed out to local politicians and to others was payment to help his wife win an Upper House seat.

Yuko Kawai, vice president of the Bank of Kochi, will be promoted to the top post, becoming the first woman to lead a regional bank in Japan, the western Japan-based lender said Thursday.

Katsuyuki Kawai, 57, was indicted on July 8 on vote-buying charges along with his wife, Anri, 46, who won her first term in that Upper House election. They are believed to have distributed around ...

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Yuko Kawai, vice president of the Bank of Kochi, holds a press conference in Kochi, western Japan, on March 27, 2025. Kawai will be promoted to president next month, making her the first woman to ...