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
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
Two thirds of it. But one route remained suspended because of the derailed train. Now, Kyushu Railway company says it has removed it and the test runs wednesday morning are confirmed safe, the first train will leave in the afternoon. Service will not be completely normal, though, the trains will travel more slowly on some sections and stop at every station. There will also be fewer trips than usual. Now, the quakes also damaged thousands of houses and others bum in the kumamoto area, and residents are busy cleans up, but they have to contend with a new problems, growing mounds of waste making their work difficult. In the hardest hit town of mashiki, authorities had to stop accepting debris after temporary storage site filled up. The waste facilities was compromised in the tremors, and theres nowhere for people to dispose of household trash. Translator the garbage has piled up since the Disposal Facility closed. As youd expect, it stinks. Neighboring municipalities have started acceptin
Two thirds of it. But one route remained suspended because of the derailed train. Now, Kyushu Railway company says it has removed it and the test runs wednesday morning are confirmed safe, the first train will leave in the afternoon. Service will not be completely normal, though, the trains will travel more slowly on some sections and stop at every station. There will also be fewer trips than usual. Now, the quakes also damaged thousands of houses and others bum in the kumamoto area, and residents are busy cleans up, but they have to contend with a new problems, growing mounds of waste making their work difficult. In the hardest hit town of mashiki, authorities had to stop accepting debris after temporary storage site filled up. The waste facilities was compromised in the tremors, and theres nowhere for people to dispose of household trash. Translator the garbage has piled up since the Disposal Facility closed. As youd expect, it stinks. Neighboring municipalities have started acceptin