In a bid-rigging case involving bidding for work related to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics test competitions, the former deputy director of the Games Organizing Committee informed some companies that the contractors who would receive orders for each competition venue had been decided. Interviews with related parties revealed that there was a suspicion that they were in charge of adjusting orders.
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office and the Japan Fair Trade Commission are believed to have led the bid-rigging along with senior executives of advertising giant Dentsu, and are investigating the situation to pursue criminal responsibility.
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. The District Public Prosecutor's Office and the Japan Fair Trade Commission are conducting an investigation on suspicion of violating the Antimonopoly Act.
According to people familiar with the matter, the suspects are 26 tenders held in 2018 to select contractors to plan test events, and the organizing committee is conducting a survey on the company's order record and intentions for each sport. It is said that Dentsu was asked to create a list of companies that agreed to participate in the tender.
Regarding these bids, the former deputy director of the Organizing Committee, who was in charge of the operation of the test tournaments, is in charge of coordinating the orders, such as telling some companies that the contractors who will receive orders for each competition venue have been decided. I just found out that I have a new suspicion.
In some cases, the created list was shown to the company.
The Special Investigation Department and the Fair Trade Commission are believed to have led the bid-rigging with Dentsu executives, and are investigating the actual situation in order to pursue criminal responsibility.