A case in which the chairman of major publishing company “KADOKAWA” was arrested over the selection of Olympic sponsors. The focus is on what kind of decision was made within the company, denying the recognition of bribery regarding funding to the former director side. KADOKAWA Chairman Tsuguhiko Kadokawa said, “I hope this ship will become a symbol of the Olympics.” (79). According to the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, it is suspected that Haruyuki Takahashi, 78, who was a director of the organizing committee of the Tokyo 2020 Games, was asked to be selected as a sponsor of the Olympics, and paid a bribe of about 69 million yen. is held KADOKAWA Chairman Tsuguhiko Kadokawa: “(Q. Did the chairman decide to pay Takahashi’s acquaintance’s company?) I don’t have the authority to make decisions. (Q. At the board of directors meeting?) He heard the report. This is something to report.” Kadokawa explained that he had not approved the alleged bribe payment from KADOKAWA to Takahashi’s acquaintance, Fukami Kazumasa (73). However, in an interview with KADOKAWA officials, when the story of aiming to become a tournament sponsor came up within the company, Kadokawa said, “It would be nice if I could become a sponsor,” and “I would be happy if I could,” and decided to become a sponsor. I know you were pushing me. Another KADOKAWA official said, “KADOKAWA is a company that cannot proceed without reporting important matters to the chairman.” It is doubtful whether a deal was made with the suspect. According to a source close to the investigation, Kadokawa denied the allegations, saying, “We received a report of the remittance, but we have not received a report about the purpose of the reward.” It appears that the Special Investigation Department is working to confirm the extent to which it was aware of the illegality. ▼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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