In a corruption case involving the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Department said that the former director of the Organizing Committee had received a total amount of money as a reward from the executives of the advertising company Ohiro for making it easier for him to undertake sponsor contract work. He was indicted for accepting bribes of 15 million yen.
It is the third time that the former director has been indicted, and the special investigation unit is believed to be investigating further the suspicion that the former director was trying to accommodate a company in Tokyo over the license agreement for the official mascot product. increase.
Haruyuki Takahashi (78), a former director of the Organizing Committee of the Games, and Kazumasa Fukami (73), an acquaintance of the former director and former representative of a consulting company in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, were indicted for bribery.
In addition, Yoshikazu Taniguchi (57), an executive officer of the advertising company "Ohiro" headquartered in Osaka, was indicted for bribery.
According to the Special Investigation Department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, former Director Takahashi received a request from Director Taniguchi to undertake sponsor contract work, and as a reward for his convenience, a total of 15 million yen for the three years until February this year. has been charged with bribery for accepting bribes from
At the Tokyo Games, Dentsu, a major advertising company, acted as the contact point for recruiting sponsors for the organizing committee, and other advertising companies needed the approval of the organizing committee in order to undertake part of the sponsorship contract work from Dentsu. about it.
This is the third time Takahashi has been indicted, following the cases involving major menswear company Aoki Holdings and major publishing company Kadokawa.
The Special Investigation Department has not disclosed whether the three have been admitted or not, but according to people involved, former Director Takahashi has denied the indictment.
In addition to the sponsorship contract, the Special Investigation Unit suspected that the former director received several million yen in cash from a plush toy manufacturing and sales company in Tokyo regarding the contract for official licensed products. It seems to be in progress.