[Original]Some companies gave up after being presented with a higher Olympic sponsor fee than AOKI

In the corruption case surrounding the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, it was found that some companies gave up applying for sponsorship after being presented with a higher sponsorship fee than the amount paid by “AOKI Holdings” as a sponsorship fee. Former board member Haruyuki Takahashi, who was arrested by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, is suspected of receiving a bribe of 51 million yen in return for receiving a request from the “AOKI” side to facilitate the contract of the tournament sponsor. is held According to people involved, “AOKI” paid 750 million yen as a sponsorship fee, but in a subsequent interview, despite being in the same category as “AOKI”, they were offered twice as much as 1.5 billion yen as a sponsor. It was newly discovered that there was a company that gave up on becoming a company. Regarding the situation at that time, industry insiders also testified as follows. An apparel industry insider said, “I’ve heard that high sponsorship fees are the biggest bottleneck for many companies.” I told the executives of the organizing committee that I would do it if it was cheaper.” However, the Special Investigation Department found that Takahashi was more convenient, and only “AOKI” was allowed to significantly reduce the sponsorship fee. We are investigating assuming that the contract was concluded. Takahashi has denied the charges. (From “Straight News” broadcast on August 19, 2022) #Olympics #Sponsor #Tokyo Olympics #Paralympics #AOKI Holdings #Nittele #Straight News #News /ntvnews24 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ntv_news24/?hl=ja TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@ntv.news Twitter https://twitter.com/news24ntv ◇[Latest news LIVE distribution]Middle]NTV NEWS HP https://news.ntv.co.jp