This is about the collusion case over the “test competition” of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Following last week’s Dentsu, on the 28th Hakuhodo and the “two strongest” in the advertising industry were subjected to a forced investigation. After 10 am on the 28th, Hakuhodo and Tokyu Agency were searched by the Special Investigation Department and the Fair Trade Commission on suspicion of violating the Antimonopoly Act. Furthermore… Reporter: “Officials from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office’s Special Investigation Department will start searching the house.” Fuji TV production company “Fuji Creative Corporation” and event production company “Same Two” were also searched. The problem is the bidding for the test tournament, which was conducted to check the flow of athletes and spectators at the Olympics and Paralympics. In 2018, 26 bids were held at each venue, and 9 companies and 1 organization won the bid. Six of these companies are under investigation, including Dentsu last weekend. Why did the two major advertising companies called “Denpaku” come under investigation? A person related to the Organizing Committee testified that “there was a concern that a contractor could not be decided” in a normal bid. A source from the organizing committee said, “There is no doubt that they were worried about how to get the unpopular sports to be played. There was a concern that the organizing committee would be in trouble if there were no contractors to undertake it.” And the organizing committee and Dentsu had a list of information on companies expected to participate. It seems that the Special Investigation Department and others are using such a list to investigate, assuming that adjustments were made before bidding. Caster Ayaka Ogawa: I would like to ask Mr. Sato who is covering the story. At first, the Special Investigation Department was investigating the corruption case of Haruyuki Takahashi, the former director of the Organizing Committee. Kotaro Sato, reporter: In the corruption case, the Special Investigation Department arrested former director Takahashi, who was the central figure, and expanded the investigation from the sponsor company to the advertising company. Among the advertising companies under investigation, there were several companies that participated in the bid in question, and it is believed that information on the collusion was obtained in the process. Caster Ogawa: What points will you focus on in the future? Sato: What kind of exchanges took place between the Organizing Committee of the Games, which placed the order, and Dentsu, which received the order, will be of interest. According to people involved, there was a staff seconded from Dentsu to the organizing committee that placed the order. . Whether the organizing committee was able to ensure fairness and transparency while relying on the know-how of employees seconded to companies will be a focus of attention as the investigation progresses. ▼TBS NEWS DIG official website https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/ ▼Please subscribe to the channel! http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6AG81pAkf6Lbi_1VC5NmPA?sub_confirmation=1 ▼Provide information here “TBS Insiders” https://www.tbs.co.jp/news_sp/tbs-insiders.html ▼Provide video Click here for “TBS Scoop Post” https://www.tbs.co.jp/news_sp/toukou.html
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