In a bid-rigging case involving bidding for work related to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics test competitions, the Organizing Committee of the Games requested Dentsu, a major advertising company, to research and create a list of companies that are expected to participate in the bidding. I found out what I was doing by interviewing the people involved.
The list was updated several times and shared between the Organizing Committee and Dentsu. It seems that they are investigating the detailed background assuming that there is.
The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee is suspected of collusion with multiple companies, including Dentsu, regarding bidding for work related to test competitions for each sport ordered by the Organizing Committee. On the 25th, the District Public Prosecutor's Office and the Fair Trade Commission searched Dentsu's headquarters and the headquarters of event production company "Celespo" in Tokyo on suspicion of violating the Antimonopoly Act.
The suspects are 26 bids held in 2018 to select a contractor to plan the test tournament, and nine companies including Dentsu and one joint venture won the bid for a total of more than 500 million yen.
Prior to the bidding, the Organizing Committee's "Tournament Management Bureau," which was in charge of placing orders, requested Dentsu's cooperation to research and create a list of companies that are expected to participate in the bidding based on past performance. I found out what I was doing by interviewing the people involved.
The list was updated multiple times and shared between the organizing committee and Dentsu, so there is a suspicion that Dentsu employees who were seconded to the tournament management office were involved in these investigations. .
Based on these findings, the Special Investigation Department and the Japan Fair Trade Commission are believed to be investigating the details of the suspicion of fraudulent order adjustments.