Is it a document of request to the former director of the AOKI Olympic Organization Committee, such as speeding up the examination?

AOKI's internal review of officially licensed products has been expedited in a case where a former director of the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games seems to have been provided with a large amount of funds from the men's clothing giant "AOKI Holdings", which was the sponsor of the tournament. According to interviews with related parties, it was found that a document summarizing the contents requested by the former director was created.

On the 28th, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office is searching for AOKI's head office, etc., and is proceeding with the detailed elucidation of the circumstances.

Regarding the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, the Tokyo Organizing Committee's former director Haruyuki Takahashi (78) suspected that the large amount of money received as a consultant fee from the tournament sponsor "AOKI Holdings" was a bribe. Is proceeding with an investigation on suspicion of bribery.

On the 28th, the Special Investigation Department newly searched the head office of "AOKI Holdings" in Yokohama City and the group companies in Minato-ku, Tokyo.

The AOKI side signed a consultant contract with former director Takahashi's company in 2017, and the following year, after signing a sponsorship contract with the Organizing Committee, it sold officially licensed products.

According to people familiar with the matter, AOKI founder Hironori Aoki (83) instructed the former director to sort out what to ask for in the Olympic-related business, and in response to this, the company is concerned with officially licensed products. It means that a document has been created that summarizes the contents requested of the former director, such as speeding up the examination of the Organizing Committee.

It is believed that the Special Investigation Department is proceeding with the elucidation of the purpose of the funds and the detailed exchanges between the former director and the AOKI side by analyzing the materials seized in the search.

Former director Takahashi explained to the special investigation department that "the funds received are legitimate compensation for consulting services related to businesses such as golf and bridal," and denied fraud.