TOKYO OLYMPICS CORRUPTION - PART 9

 KADOKAWA Chairman Recognizes Bribery? "Nominal Change with Pointed Out" Employee Report

Suspect Kadokawa Fumihiko (79), chairman of the publishing giant "KADOKAWA", who was arrested on suspicion of bribery in the corruption case surrounding the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, suspect Haruyuki Takahashi (78), a former director of the organizing committee of the Games, = re-arrested on suspicion of bribery = Before remitting money to the side, an employee "pointed out the possibility of bribery from an in-house lawyer and changed the name of the remittance" It was found out through interviews with related parties that there was a suspicion that a report was received. The employee also seems to have testified about this to the voluntary hearing of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Special Investigation Department.

The Special Investigation Department is said to have confiscated the internal materials used in this report, and it is believed that it was possible to prove the chairman's awareness of the bribery together with the employee's statements, which led to the arrest. On the other hand, according to the officials, Chairman Kadokawa denied bribery, saying, "I received a report of the remittance from a subordinate, but I have not heard that it was a reward for selecting a sponsor.”

FUMIHIKO KADOKAWA - CHAIRMAN OF KADOKAWA CORPORATION

Former board member intervenes in Park24 sponsorship deal with ADK Olympics corruption

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 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games was suspected of intervening with the major advertising company "ADK Holdings" (Minato-ku) in the event sponsorship contract of the parking lot service company "Park24" (Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo). ADK was actually involved in the contract for Park24 and received about 35 million yen from the organizing committee. The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Special Investigation Division has already raided both companies and is apparently investigating the flow of funds.

According to the officials, the organizing committee entrusted the sponsorship gathering to the major advertising company "Dentsu" as a full-time agent, but if the organizing committee approved, another advertising company was allowed to join as a cooperating agency. The former director has a consulting contract with ADK, and around 2016, he contacted Dentsu to see if the company would join the sponsorship. Park 24, which was under negotiation with Dentsu at the time, was appointed as an intermediary.

Tokyo Olympics Corruption Former Director Receives 8 Million Yen Over Sales of Mascot Products

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 = is suspected of lobbying the organizing committee so that the toy company "Sun Arrow" in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo can sell stuffed toys of the mascot as an official licensed product. After approval by the organizing committee, the former director is suspected of receiving about 8 million yen from Sun Arrow through an acquaintance's company, and it seems that the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Special Investigation Department is investigating the flow of funds.

According to the officials, contracts for officially licensed products will be reviewed and approved by the Marketing Bureau of the Organizing Committee upon receipt of applications from companies. The stuffed toys of the Olympic and Paralympic mascots "Miraitowa" and "Someity" were sold by two companies, Sun Arrow and another toy company, after receiving approval from the organizing committee for officially licensed products, and the price range was divided between the two companies.

OFFICIAL MASCOTS OF TOKYO OLYMPICS 2020

Olympics corruption Former director, funding "saucer" multiple companies prepare Identity concealment?

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 = is suspected of using the company of multiple acquaintances as a "receptacle" for funding from companies aiming to enter the Olympic business. The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Special Investigation Division seems to be interviewing the presidents of companies who believe that the former director had the purpose of concealing his identity as a "deemed public servant" and is believed to have become a "receptacle."

According to officials, the toy company Sun Arrow (Tokyo), which sold stuffed toys of the tournament mascots "Miraitowa" and "Someity" as officially licensed products, is suspected of providing about 8 million yen to the former director through a consulting company (the same) whose president is an acquaintance of the former director. The president of this acquaintance says that the former board member and the university are alumni and golf buddies.

Former director Takahashi arrested for the third time over Daiko's agency selection, bribery charges

In a corruption case involving the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Special Investigation Division re-arrested Haruyuki Takahashi, 78, a former director of the Organizing Committee of the Games, on suspicion of bribery on suspicion of bribery, alleging that he received a bribe of about 15 million yen from the advertising company Ohiro (Osaka City) in exchange for facilitating the selection of an agency for the sponsorship agreement of the Games. This is the third time the former board member has been arrested. In addition, the Special Investigation Department arrested Yoshikazu Taniguchi, a 57-year-old executive officer of Ohiro, on suspicion of bribery.

Following the men's clothing giant AOKI Holdings (Yokohama City) and the publishing giant KADOKAWA (Tokyo), the series of incidents led to the arrest of executives of medium-sized companies in the advertising industry as the third route. The Special Investigation Department re-arrested Kazumasa Fukami (73) = arrested on suspicion of bribery = president of the consulting company "Commons 2" (same) for colluding with a former director.