An executive at Japanese publishing house Kadokawa was found guilty Tuesday of bribing a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member. Toshiyuki Yoshihara, charged with paying 69 million yen to Haruyuki Takahashi, was given a two-year prison sentence, suspended for four years. That means he avoids prison, as long as he…
HOKKAIDO (ANN/THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN) – Sapporo’s mayor said on Friday that the city has decided to withdraw from the bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. “We must proceed with an Olympic bid with the understanding of the local people,” Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto said to members of the press at Sapporo City […]
SAPPORO Sapporo has decided to give up its bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics in the face of public distrust over scandals connected to the Tokyo Summer Games, sources said Oct. 5.