A former justice minister and his wife said they will not resign from the ruling party or the Diet after investigators searched their home and offices for evidence in a vote-buying scandal.
Katsuyuki Kawai apologized to reporters on Jan. 15 in his first public appearance since he stepped down as justice minister on Oct. 31 over allegations that his wife, Anri, overpaid her campaign staff members in the Upper House election in July last year.
He insisted he would not leave the ruling Liberal Democratic Party nor step down as a Lower House member.
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