Second official logos were revealed, replacing the ones alleged to have been copied. Now theres a probe by french prosecutors into the question of a 2 million payment. Translator i dont believe there were any illegitimate payments. Translator i was involved in the bid myself, but im not aware of the entire bid process. Translator we will hear from the tokyo government and the Japanese Olympic Committee to understand whats going on. Reporter the prosecutors are looking into bribery of money laundering. They suspect the money was transferred from a Japanese Bank to a Singaporean Firm in two installments, one before the international Olympic Committee chose tokyo. And the second after. The company was located inside a governmentrun condominium. But according to public records, it was shut down in july 2014. The firm is linked to the family of nowdisgraced lamin diak. Who was an ioc member when tokyo won the bid. The head of the global governing body for track and field. He was arrested on
Revealed, replacing the ones alleged to have been copied. Now theres a probe by french prosecutors into the question of a 2 million payment. Translator i dont believe there were any illegitimate payments. Translator i was involved in the bid myself, but im not aware of the entire bid process. Translator we will hear from the tokyo government and the Japanese Olympic Committee to understand whats going on. Reporter the prosecutors are looking into bribery of money laundering. They suspect the money was transferred from a Japanese Bank to a Singaporean Firm in two installments, one before the international Olympic Committee chose tokyo. And the second after. The company was located inside a governmentrun condominium. But according to public records, it was shut down in july 2014. The firm is linked to the family of nowdisgraced lamin diak. Who was an ioc member when tokyo won the bid. The head of the global governing body for track and field. He was arrested on suspicion of receiving mon
Nhk has learned that suzuki motor didnt use approved methods to test the fuel efficiency of its vehicles. And the white house says president barack obama will push towards his goal of Nuclear Disarmament during his upcoming visit to hiroshima. Scandalhit Mitsubishi Motors has announced its president will step down. Gene otani joins us from the business desk with more on that and other headlines. The president and ceo of Mitsubishi Motors Tetsuro Aikawa will resign next month, the date of the firms annual shareholder meeting. The Companys Head Office is under inspection by the transport ministry in connection with reports that the auto company rigged data on fuel consumption. He added an official from nissan motor will take charge of development at mitsubishi. More than 620,000 mitsubishi are affected. One of its line remains suspend and there is as yet no prospect for its resumption. Another japanese auto maker also rigged figures. Translator we deeply apologize that we arrived at our
Rebuild the Tourism Center is trying to convince visitors to return. French prosecutors say more than 2 million in payments may have been connected to tokyos bid to host the 2020 olympics and paralympics. The prosecutors claim payments from transferred to a Singaporean Firm around the time of International Olympic committee chose tokyo. Theyre investigating the flow of money. The firm is believed to be linked to the son of an i. O. C. Member when tokyo won the bid. Diac is under investigation for corruption during a doping scandal during his tenure as the head of the world governing body for track and field. The olympic organizationing Committee Denied involvement in the alleged payments. It says they believe tokyo was selected because they selected the best bid. Japanese Officials Say theyll look into the allegations. Translator we will work with relevant Government Agencies to find out what really happened and will confirm the facts with the tokyo metropolitan government and the japa
A week after a strong earthquake hit south western japan, people are still struggling with the effects of the disaster. They have been experiencing frequent tremors since last thursday. The number has surpassed 750. Officials warn there could still be more. Rescue workers are searching for two missing people. 48 people are dead as a result of the quakes. At least ten others have died since then mainly due to the physical burden of living in evacuation shelters. More than 90,000 people are taking refuge there or this their cars. They are urging people to remain on the alert for strong earthquakes in the region. Theyre also advising people of the threat of landslides because of loosened soil. Translator theres a fear of land slides because of heavy rain. Stay on alert. Authorities are advising residents to evacuate their homes. Some services have restarted. I can now watch tv so i know whats going on. I feel calmer. Many homes are still without water or gas. Parts of highways and railway