Executives or management-level officials at each of the accused companies, and Tokyo Olympic organizing committee official Yasuo Mori, have been charged with violating anti-monopoly laws. Speaking in Tokyo district court, he said no bid process was ever decided upon or set up by the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee. Once the Olympics landed in Tokyo, Dentsu became the chief marketing arm of the Games and raised a record $3.3 billion in local sponsorship. The Tokyo scandal ruined the chances of the northern city of Sapporo of landing the 2030 Winter Olympics. Takahashi was a member of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee and wielded powerful influence over the Olympic business.

Source: The Guardian December 06, 2023 01:40 UTC