The organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Games is suspected of sharing with advertising giant Dentsu Inc. a "wish list" of potential bidders to handle test events for the Games, it has been learned. The committee and Dentsu are alleged to have colluded to lead the bid-rigging.
In early 2017, the organizing committee received an inquiry from the International Olympic Committee expressing concern about whether the test events could really be held. Test events are held at the same venues as actual compeititions, to check such matters as the flow of spectators, security arrangements, staffing, and transportation systems.
