Japan Arrests Tokyo Olympic Organizer on Bribery Allegations
- Organizing committee board member took money, prosecutors say
- Clothing firm executives suspected of seeking favors
Haruyuki Takahashi
Photographer: Issei Kato/AFP/Getty Images
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Japanese prosecutors alleged that the Tokyo Olympics sponsorship process was tainted by bribery, arresting on Wednesday a former senior member of the organizing committee and three men linked to the clothing company that dressed the Japanese Olympic team.
Prosecutors suspect former Tokyo 2020 organizing committee executive board member Haruyuki Takahashi of taking a total of 51 million yen ($378,000) between 2017 and 2021 from executives seeking favorable treatment for sponsorship and licensing contracts.