The Tokyo District Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Japan Fair Trade Commission launched a raid on advertising giant Dentsu Inc. on suspicion of collusion with bids for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics test competition. How will the investigation proceed as suspicions of the involvement of officials of the Games Organizing Committee emerge? ■ Suspicion of “bid-rigging” over Dentsu’s compulsory investigation “Test Tournament” Chiaki Horan Caster: It is a new investigation over the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. On November 25, a compulsory investigation was conducted on suspicion of collusion with advertising giant Dentsu. The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office and the Fair Trade Commission jointly conducted a compulsory investigation. According to the person concerned, there is a suspicion of the antitrust law that there may have been collusion in the bidding to entrust the planning of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics “test tournament” ordered by the Games Organizing Committee. There were 26 bids at the test competition, but in which event, at which venue, which company / organization will do it, everyone will make a successful bid, but in the end nine companies including Dentsu and one group won the bid for a total of more than 500 million yen. It seems that there is a suspicion that this may have been coordinated in advance with the contracting companies, who will do which event. What exactly is “collusion”? According to the Fair Trade Commission, companies participating in bidding consult in advance and decide which companies to order and the amount of money, etc., and stop competing. For example, regarding a certain bid…“Our company will receive the order this time.” ‘, where you want healthy competition to work, make sure that the principle of competition doesn’t work by coordinating things in advance. Talking in advance like this is called “collusion”. ■Suspected involvement of the Organizing Committee of the Tournament What will be the future investigation? The officer’s home is also being raided. According to people involved, there is a suspicion that staff members of the tournament organizing committee were listening to the wishes of the companies in advance regarding the bidding. Both bidders and bidders may have been involved in collusion. Lawyer Masaru Wakasa, former deputy head of the Special Investigation Department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, said, “If the Organizing Committee of the Games is involved in this bid-rigging, there is a possibility of being an accomplice. If there is any involvement of the Organizing Committee of the Games, , It means that a considerable malicious event occurred at a major national event.From the perspective of a joint investigation by the Special Investigation Department and the Fair Trade Commission, it is “extremely likely that indictment will be filed.” , Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said at a press conference on the 25th … “It may be a word that is often used, but it is ‘very regrettable’. As a metropolitan government, we will conduct a necessary investigation into the appropriateness of the contract procedure of the organizing committee.” ■ How are sponsors decided? Unclear flow of money Takahiro Inoue Caster: Until now, the Olympics and Paralympics have been too commercialized, and everyone thought that there would be some gray areas. come. Is this really the tip of the iceberg? How big is the big picture? Dentsu also has accountability, and I would like to see it disclose information properly. Historical novelist Shogo Imamura It would be sad to say that collusion by the bidders was not uncommon, but if the Organizing Committee was involved, the number of cases would not be so high, and it would be uncommon. I think it’s worse. You mentioned that this is just the tip of the iceberg, but I think this has been going on for decades, even hundreds of years, regardless of the Olympics. That’s why, in order to clean somewhere, I think that a little power is needed instead of self-cleaning. Caster Inoue: Check with sound eyes, including third parties. I can’t even see the cash flow. I don’t know how the sponsor was decided, but I’m going forward. Mr. Imamura: Certainly, how do you go about deciding on sponsors? For example, if all you have to do is spend money, there should be a wider variety of companies, but honestly, I don’t know what kind of system it is that only companies that everyone knows are listed. I would like to know that, and I would like to know the circumstances. Hollancaster: There have already been prosecutions over sponsorships. In the corruption case surrounding the Tokyo Olympics, Haruyuki Takahashi, former managing director of Dentsu and former director of the organizing committee of the Games. He has already been indicted for accepting bribes because he received a total of about 200 million yen from five companies including sponsors. ■What will be the impact on the “Sapporo” Winter Olympics and Paralympics? Under these circumstances, the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics are currently underway. 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