The Tokyo 2020 organizing committee executive board member already under arrest in an Olympics-related bribery probe is now suspected of acting as an intermediary for major publisher Kadokawa Corp. to be selected as an official Tokyo Games sponsor, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
Haruyuki Takahashi, 78, was arrested on Aug. 17 on suspicion of receiving bribes totaling 51 million yen from business apparel giant Aoki Holdings Inc. in return for facilitating an Olympic sponsorship contract for the company.
Suspicion has further emerged that Takahashi acted as an intermediary for several other companies in the selection of Games sponsors.
