The corruption scandal surrounding the Tokyo Olympics has extended to the Games mascots. Suspicions surfaced that several million yen was handed over for the sale of “soft toys” of “Miraitowa” and “Someity”. How far do you think the investigation will go? This is a report from before the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office. (Reported by Daichi Ishide, Social Affairs Department) The newly suspected Sun Arrow is not a sponsor, but a company that sells licensed Olympic products. On the other hand, “AOKI Holdings” and “KADOKAWA”, which have been arrested for bribing Takahashi, were sponsors of the Tokyo Games. However, both the sponsors and the sales of licensed products were selected by the Organizing Committee. Haruyuki Takahashi (78), who had tremendous power in the organizing committee, is more likely to have tried to accommodate other than the sponsor company. If other companies also gave money to Takahashi in return for convenience, the series of bribery cases would appear bottomless. The Special Investigation Department will thoroughly investigate various companies related to the Olympics, and it will be an important point in the future whether the funds passed to Takahashi’s side have not passed further.
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