In a corruption case surrounding the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, it was found that AOKI consulted with the former director about reducing the sponsorship fee paid by the sponsor when the event was postponed due to the new corona. In this case, Haruyuki Takahashi (78), a former director of the organizing committee of the Games, was asked by Hironori Aoki (83), the founder of major men’s clothing company AOKI, for convenience such as a sponsorship contract for the Olympics. , was arrested by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office for suspicion of receiving a bribe of approximately 51 million yen. In a subsequent interview, after it was decided that the tournament would be postponed for one year in March 2020 due to the impact of the new coronavirus, AOKI reduced Takahashi’s payment of the additional sponsorship money requested by the organizing committee from the sponsor of the tournament. I found out that I was considered to have consulted. The Special Investigation Department is also believed to be investigating the role played by Takahashi, who was consulted, in negotiations to reduce the amount. ▼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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