KADOKAWA, a major publishing company, announced on the 5th that Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, who was arrested and indicted in a corruption scandal surrounding the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, has resigned as chairman. “KADOKAWA” held a press conference on the afternoon of the 5th, and President Tsuyoshi Natsuno apologized, stating, “We deeply apologize for causing great concern and inconvenience.” Regarding the former chairman of “KADOKAWA”, Mr. Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, together with the former managing director and others, he asked the organizing committee and former director Haruyuki Takahashi to give him an advantage in selecting tournament sponsors, etc., and paid about 69 million yen in bribes. On the 4th, he was indicted by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office’s Special Investigation Department for handing it over. In response to this, Kadokawa announced his intention to resign as chairman through his legal team on the 4th, and said, “I have never been involved in corruption, so I would like to clarify that I am innocent at the trial.” announced a comment. Before his arrest, Kadokawa was interviewed by a representative of the media on the 5th of last month. He was arrested and indicted after his home was searched. (Broadcast on October 5, 2022) #Conference #Tokyo Olympics #Tokyo Paralympics #KADOKAWA #Nittele #News .com/ntv_news24/?hl=ja TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@ntv.news Twitter https://twitter.com/news24ntv ◇[Latest news LIVE delivery]NTV NEWS HP https://news .ntv.co.jp
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