In a bid-rigging case involving bids for work related to the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic test competitions, the Organizing Committee of the Games was concerned that no companies would participate in bidding for some of the minor sports. Interviews with people involved revealed that there was a suspicion that the companies that would receive orders were decided in advance in the form of tie-in with the competition.
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's special investigation department and others are believed to have led the fraudulent coordination of orders with officials from advertising giant Dentsu, and are working to clarify the situation.
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 involved, the suspected collusion occurred in 26 bids held to select contractors for the planning of the test competitions, and the organizing committee was asked to review the company's order record for each sport. We asked Dentsu to conduct a survey and created a list of companies that were scheduled to participate in the bidding.
At that time, the organizing committee was concerned that some companies would not participate in the bidding for some minor sports, so they decided in advance on the companies that would receive orders by tying them to other competitions that the companies wanted. I have a new suspicion.
After that, the company that won the bid received an order for the operation of the tournament, which totaled about 40 billion yen, in the form of a negotiated contract. It seems that they are proceeding with the investigation, assuming that they led the illegal order adjustment with the business of this tournament in mind.