Search for Tokyo Olympics bribery case "Ohiro" Is it a large amount of money from KADOKAWA?

In a bribery case related to a sponsorship contract for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, he worked with a former executive director of the organizing committee to have Ohiro, an advertising company, be selected as a cooperating agency to handle part of the sponsorship recruitment work. Interviews with people involved revealed that there was a suspicion that they had provided funds to

On the 5th, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office searched the head office of Ohiro and is investigating the details.

It was also discovered that a large amount of funds had been paid to an acquaintance's company by KADOKAWA, a major publishing company that was a sponsor of the tournament. It seems that it will lead to further clarification.

The headquarters of the advertising company Ohiro in Osaka and the Tokyo headquarters are newly being searched.

According to people involved, Ohiro was in charge of sponsorship contracts for service-related companies as a sales cooperation agency for Dentsu, a major advertising company entrusted by the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee to recruit sponsors, and received compensation. It means that

After that, Ohiro was arrested by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office on suspicion of accepting a bribe from major men's clothing company AOKI Holdings. It is suspected that he sent millions of yen.

In order to become a cooperating agency of Dentsu, the approval of the organizing committee is necessary, so the special investigation department is suspected that Ohiro worked with former director Takahashi to be selected as a cooperating agency and provided funds. It is believed that there is an investigation to proceed.

"It is true that we are cooperating with the investigation by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office. We take the situation seriously and will continue to fully cooperate with the investigation by the authorities."

Regarding the company of the former director's acquaintance, who is suspected of receiving funding from Ohiro, it is related that a total of 70 million yen was paid as consulting fees from KADOKAWA, a major publishing company that was also the sponsor of the tournament, since 2019. I learned something new by interviewing people.

This acquaintance explained to the surroundings that ``I introduced KADOKAWA to the former director. .

The special investigation department is expected to further clarify the actual situation regarding the flow of funds around the former director, who was involved in multiple companies over the sponsorship contract for the Tokyo Games.

KADOKAWA commented, "It is true that we are cooperating with the voluntary investigation by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office. We take the situation seriously and will fully cooperate with the investigation by the authorities."

What is "Ohiro" that was searched?

Daiko is an advertising company headquartered in Osaka, Japan, established in 1944.

It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hakuhodo DY Holdings, the second largest advertising company in Japan, with over 650 employees and last year's sales of over 28 billion yen.

According to people involved, "Daihiro" had deals with former director Takahashi's consulting company and a company run by an acquaintance of former director Takahashi in relation to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.