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The Japanese Olympic Committee has shouldered about 200 million yen ($1.82 million) in legal fees so far for its former president who is under a bribery investigation in France, sources said. ....
Japan s probe into alleged Olympics bid bribery flawed: French court A French judge investigating Tokyo s alleged vote-buying around its bid to host the 2020 Olympics has labeled a Japanese probe into the claims limited and having many flaws, Kyodo News learned Saturday. The preliminary judge made the observation in Paris in December 2018 when questioning Tsunekazu Takeda, then president of the Japanese Olympic Committee who also headed the Tokyo Olympic bid committee, sources with knowledge of the matter said. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - (From L) Then Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, former International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge, disgraced Tokyo bid chief Tsunekazu Takeda and former Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose are seen at a signing ceremony in Buenos Aires on Sept. 7, 2013, after Tokyo was chosen as the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics at the International Olympic Committee s general session. (Kyodo) ....
French judge said Japan s probe into Olympic bid bribery flawed, sources say Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Tsunekazu Takeda (second from right) and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (left) attend a signing ceremony for Tokyo s selection as the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic host city in Buenos Aires in September 2013. | KYODO Kyodo Jan 31, 2021 A French judge investigating Tokyo’s alleged vote-buying for its bid to host the Summer Olympics labeled a Japanese probe into the claims “limited” and having “many flaws,” according to the sources with knowledge of the matter. ....
December 12, 2020 Share Domestic sponsors already have contributed a record $3.3 billion to help pay for the Tokyo Olympics. That’s at least twice as much as any previous games. But it’s still not enough. Now they’re being asked to pay millions more to cover some of the soaring costs of the one-year postponement. This comes as Japanese businesses are battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, raising doubts about re-investing in an Olympics that may be short on fans but long on pandemic-related rules to discourage tourists, sightseeing and spending. “We are in the process of asking for additional sponsorship (payments) from our partners,” organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto said last week as he detailed why the postponement will cost organizers and Japanese taxpayers an extra $2.8 billion. “The sponsors have expressed the willingness to contribute to the games next year. But they have not specified an amount.” ....