TOKYO OLYMPICS CORRUPTION - PART 2

Former director, KADOKAWA also mediated or established a new sponsorship slot Olympics corruption

In the corruption case over the selection of sponsors for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, Haruyuki Takahashi (78) = arrested on suspicion of bribery = former director of the organizing committee of the Games is suspected of brokering a sponsorship contract with the publishing giant "KADOKAWA" (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) It was found out through interviews with related parties. Originally, there was no publishing field in the sponsorship slot of the tournament, so it is suspected that the former director lobbied for the establishment of a new slot. In fact, the company was selected as a sponsor, and after the contract was signed, it was revealed that it had paid a total of about 70 million yen to the company of a male acquaintance of the former director.

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Special Investigation Department seems to believe that the approximately 70 million yen is intended as a reward for the selection of sponsors, and that some of the money may have gone to former directors. In August, the Special Investigation Department arrested three executives, including the former chairman of AOKI Holdings (HD), on suspicion of bribery over the selection of sponsors for the men's clothing giant AOKI Holdings (HD), raising suspicions that the former directors were involved in the selection of multiple sponsors.

HARUYUKI TAKAHASHI - Former director of organizing committee of the Games

Former AOKI Chairman and Three Executives Admit Bribery Charges: "Consulting Fees Are Bribes"

In a corruption case involving the selection of sponsors for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, three executives of the company, including Hironori Aoki, 83, the former chairman of AOKI Holdings (HD), a major men's clothing company, who was arrested on suspicion of bribery, have admitted to the charges by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Special Investigation Department, according to interviews with people involved. It is said that Haruyuki Takahashi (78), a former director of the organizing committee of the tournament = arrested on suspicion of bribery = made a statement admitting the bribery of the funds provided as a consultant fee.

In addition to former Chairman Aoki, the Special Investigation Department has arrested two suspects on suspicion of bribery: Takahisa Aoki, 76, the younger brother of the former chairman and former vice chairman of the company, and Yuhisa Ueda, 40, the company's senior managing executive officer. The former director received many requests from AOKIHD to receive favorable arrangements for sponsor selection and the manufacture and sale of licensed products, and was arrested on suspicion of receiving bribes totaling 51 million yen in October 2017 ~ March this year.

HIRONORI AOKI - Former chairman of AOKI Holdings (HD)

Sapporo Mayor Cancels IOC Visit Aiming to Bid for Winter Olympics, Concerns About Impact of Corruption Scandal

Sapporo City, which aims to host the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, announced on the 5th that it will cancel Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto's visit to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters = Switzerland = scheduled for mid-September. The city's bid promotion department explained that it was "because we could not coordinate the schedule with the IOC headquarters" and "we will continue to seek opportunities for dialogue between top executives.

SAPPORO - City in Hokkaido, Japan