Dentsu Group charged after arrest of Tokyo 2020 committee official accused of rigging Games-related tenders
Japan’s biggest advertising agency and five other companies have been indicted for allegedly violating an anti-monopoly law, in a corruption scandal over allegations of bid-rigging during the Tokyo Olympics.
Prosecutors announced charges against the company as well as the leading advertising firms Hakuhodo and Tokyu Agency, and the events operators Same Two, Cerespo and Fuji Creative Corp. Dentsu Group said it took “the situation very seriously, and we sincerely apologise for the trouble” caused by the scandal.
Prosecutors are also investigating claims a former Tokyo 2020 board member took money from companies in exchange for Olympic partnership deals. Haruyuki Takahashi was arrested for allegedly pocketing bribes that reportedly amounted to nearly 200m yen. In December, a former executive from the major clothing company Aoki Holdings also admitted in court that he offered money to secure sponsorship rights, according to the national broadcaster NHK.
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