The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office has arrested four people, including the former director of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee and the former chairman of the tournament sponsor, AOKI Holdings. Four people were arrested by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, including Haruyuki Takahashi, 78, a former director of the organizing committee, and Hironori Aoki, 83, former chairman of major men’s clothing giant Aoki Holdings, which sponsored the tournament. is. According to the Special Investigation Department, Takahashi received a request from the AOKI side to receive benefits regarding sponsorship and licensed product contracts between around January 2017 and June 2021. There is a suspicion of bribery that received 51 million yen. Prior to his arrest, Takahashi told ANN that the money he received was a legitimate remuneration for his consulting work. Regarding Aoki, who was arrested on suspicion of bribery, AOKI Holdings commented, “We are currently confirming the facts, so we will refrain from answering.”
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