In connection with the sponsorship contract for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, former managing directors of KADOKAWA, a major publishing company, were arrested for offering bribes to former directors of the organizing committee. Interviews with related parties revealed that the representative of the consulting company suspected of having explained to the people around him, ``I thought the money I received was a reward for being a sponsor.''
On the other hand, it is believed that the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office is investigating the company's operational status and the flow of funds, as he explained that he had not handed over the funds to the former director.
Former managing director of KADOKAWA, a major publishing company, Yoshiyuki Yoshihara, 64, and former Organizing Committee director Haruyuki Takahashi, 78, were asked to express their gratitude for being selected as sponsors for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. He was arrested on the 6th on suspicion of bribery for offering a total of 69 million yen.
In this case, Kazumasa Fukami (73), the representative of a consulting company in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, to which KADOKAWA allegedly transferred funds, was also arrested along with a former director on suspicion of accepting bribes. , "I introduced former director Takahashi so that KADOKAWA could become a sponsor. I thought the transferred funds were a reward for being a sponsor." I was.
On the other hand, he explained that ``the funds from KADOKAWA have not been handed over to former director Takahashi.''
The special investigation department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office is believed to be analyzing the materials seized in the search on the 6th, and is investigating in detail the actual state of the company's operations and the flow of funds paid by KADOKAWA.
According to those involved, former director Takahashi has denied any wrongdoing, explaining that he has no recollection of the allegations.