[Explanation]Severe earthquake! KADOKAWA Chairman Arrested…Olympic Money Referred to by Former JOC Counselor “Sponsors are said to be 5 billion yen, 2.5 billion yen and 1.5 billion yen in three stages” (September 15, 2022)

On September 14, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor’s Office arrested Tsuguhiko Kadokawa (79), chairman of major publishing company KADOKAWA, on suspicion of bribery in connection with a corruption scandal surrounding the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Ryoichi Kasuga, a former JOC counselor, said, “There was no need for an intermediary to select a sponsor in the first place.” ) denied its role as an intermediary. In addition, the Olympic sponsor was basically “one company per industry”, but it is said that Takahashi opened the door to multiple companies in one industry. Furthermore, KADOKAWA is included in a new category called “published magazines.” And Mr. Kasuga introduces the sponsor amount of undisclosed information as a reference. There are three stages, “Gold Partner”, “Official Partner”, and “Official Supporter”, which means 5 billion yen, 2.5 billion yen, and 1.5 billion yen from the top. (Broadcast on September 15, 2022 from MBS TV “Yonchan TV”) ▼MBS NEWS HP https://www.mbs.jp/news/ ▼Distribute the latest news and special features every day Please subscribe to the channel! https://www.youtube.com/c/MBSnewsCH?sub_confirmation=1 #MBS News #Mainichi Broadcasting #Tokyo Olympics #Chairman Tsuguhiko Kadokawa #Bribery #JOC #Olympic Sponsor #Official Supporter