TOKYO OLYMPICS CORRUPTION - PART 7

 Interview with former Prime Minister Mori in Olympic corruption - Confirmation of former director's official authority - Tokyo District Prosecutor

In the corruption case surrounding the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Special Investigation Department voluntarily interviewed former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, 85, former chairman of the organizing committee of the Games, as a reference, according to interviews with people involved. It is believed that Haruyuki Takahashi (78), a former member of the organizing committee who was rearrested on suspicion of bribery, was appointed as a director and confirmed the official authority of the director.

According to people familiar with the matter, in July 2017, before the men's clothing giant AOKI Holdings (HD) (Yokohama City) officially decided to sponsor the tournament, Mori met with several AOKIHD executives, including former directors and former chairman Hironori Aoki (83) = indicted for bribery = at a steak restaurant in Tokyo run by the former director. AOKIHD recorded the exchange at the meeting, including former Prime Minister Mori's remarks.

YOSHIRO MORI - FORMER PRESIDENT OF JAPAN

Olympics corruption - Former board member, heads of two publishing companies brought together, former Prime Minister Mori also attended

In the corruption case surrounding the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, former director of the organizing committee of the Games Haruyuki Takahashi (78) = re-arrested on suspicion of bribery = held a sponsorship coordination meeting in 2017 and brought together the heads of both the publishing giant "KADOKAWA" and another major publisher. Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, 85, former chairman of the organizing committee, was also in attendance. The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Special Investigation Department is also aware of this fact, and it seems that there was a movement toward the selection of important members two years before KADOKAWA was decided as a sponsor.

According to people familiar with the matter, the meeting was held in May 2017 at a restaurant in Akasaka, Tokyo, and was attended by KADOKAWA Chairman Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, 79, and the president of another major publishing company. Kazumasa Fukami (73), an acquaintance of a former director and president of a consulting company = arrested on the same charge = and suspect Seyuki Yoshihara (64) = arrested on suspicion of bribery = who is an advisor to KADOKAWA were also present.

President Bach avoids answers Tokyo Olympics corruption without answering Sapporo's bid

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Bach held an online press conference after the board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Wednesday, but declined to answer questions about the Tokyo Olympic corruption scandal and the impact on Sapporo's bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics. Adams' public relations chief interrupts and repeats conventional claims such as "a personal story, and I have full confidence in law enforcement agencies.

THOMAS BACH - INTERNATIONAL OLYMPICS COMMITTEE'S PRESIDENT

KADOKAWA considers "adjustment fee" for former directors and changes it due to bribery

In the corruption case surrounding the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, suspect Haruyuki Takahashi (78) = re-arrested on suspicion of bribery = former director of the organizing committee of the Games was said to have received about 76 million yen from the publishing giant "KADOKAWA" It was found out from interviews with related parties that the company was initially considering paying as a "coordination fee" (adjustment fee) for sponsor selection. After that, the lawyer pointed out that it could be a bribe, and the consultant fee was revised, but the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Special Investigation Department seems to believe that it was a formal change to hide the purpose of the reward.

The former director conspired with Kazumasa Fukami (73) = arrested on the same charge = the president of the consulting company "Commons 2" of an acquaintance, and received a request from KADOKAWA to be selected as a sponsor, and in return for the convenience, it is said that he sent a total of about 76 million yen to the account of Commons 2 in July 2019 ~ January 21 and received a bribe.

KADOKAWA asks other companies to pay an honorarium with plans on the part of the former director

In the corruption case surrounding the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, the publishing giant "KADOKAWA", whose advisors were arrested on suspicion of bribery, suspected Haruyuki Takahashi, former director of the organizing committee of the Games, against another major publisher who was considering a joint sponsor of the two companies (78) = re-arrested on suspicion of bribery = "adjustment fee" for sponsor selection to the side Interviews with officials revealed that he was suspected of asking to pay an honorarium in the name of a reward. The action was in line with the plans of the former board member, but the major publisher declined to sponsor it, saying it was "unclear about the deal."

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Special Investigation Department seems to be aware of similar information, and it seems that this is a background that indicates that KADOKAWA was working by sharing a sponsorship plan in the publishing field with the former board member.