A Japanese court sentences the former chairman of business suit retailer Aoki Holdings Inc. to a suspended prison term for bribing a Tokyo Olympic organizing committee executive in connection with the games in 2021.
The former president of major Japanese advertising agency ADK Holdings Inc. admits in a court hearing to having bribed a Tokyo Olympic organizing committee executive in connection with the 2021 sporting event.
The Tokyo District Court decides to grant bail to a former Tokyo Olympic executive indicted four times on charges of receiving bribes in connection to the games, with the amount set at 80 million yen ($603,000).
Haruyuki Takahashi, a former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee executive arrested in a bribery case involving a sponsorship contract for a clothes retailer, may also have been asked to favor publishing company Kadokawa Corp., a source familiar with the matter says.