Regarding the projects of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Tokyo Metropolitan Audit Committee released a report pointing out that the successive cases in which former executives and former executives of the Organizing Committee were indicted raised major issues with governance.
Regarding the Tokyo Games, which were held at a cost of approximately 6000 billion yen by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Tokyo Metropolitan Audit Committee members conducted audits for more than two years to determine whether the projects of the organizing committee that operated the Games were appropriate, and released a report of about 2 pages on June 6.
While praising the fact that the tournament was run amid the spread of the coronavirus, it pointed out that the prosecution of former executives and executives due to cases involving sponsorship contracts and bid-rigging left major challenges in terms of governance.
Specifically, regarding the outsourcing of test events, he mentions that seconded employees from companies that participated in the bidding were assigned to the contract preparation department, and points out the necessity of restricting the involvement of seconded employees.
Regarding sponsorship agreements, we are requesting that further transparency be ensured when
selecting sponsors for similar competitions in the future,
and that the amount of sponsorship agreements that were not disclosed at the Tokyo Games due to confidentiality obligations be disclosed as much as possible.
The organizing committee that was the subject of the audit has been dissolved, but the Tokyo Metropolitan Audit Secretariat commented, "The audit is not enforceable, but the report summarizes issues and recommendations for the future."
Organizing Committee Clearing Corporation "We take it seriously"
Regarding this report, the liquidation corporation of the organizing committee commented to NHK, "We take the contents of the report seriously, and we will strive to execute our business appropriately in cooperation with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government."
In addition, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government commented, "We will accept the findings of the report and utilize them in the future implementation of the project."