Haruyuki Takahashi, a board member for the Tokyo Olympics, has been arrested on bribery allegations
TOKYO – A board member for the Tokyo Olympics was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of taking bribes, prosecutors said, along with three other men connected to the scandal.
Haruyuki Takahashi allegedly received $380,000 from high-street business suit retailer Aoki Holdings, an official partner of last year’s pandemic-delayed 2020 Games.
The 78-year-old was arrested along with Aoki chairman Hironori Aoki, 83, and two other executives from the retailer, according to Tokyo Prosecutors Office documents seen by AFP.
They accuse Takahashi of accepting bribes “with the understanding they were meant as thank-you money for the beneficial and…
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