A court docket in Tokyo has discovered two former toy maker executives responsible of bribing a then Tokyo Olympic Games organizing committee government.
Tokyo-based Sun Arrow’s former consultant Sekiguchi Yoshihiro, and his son and former president Sekiguchi Taiji, have been charged with bribing Takahashi Haruyuki with about 2.2 million yen, or 16,000 {dollars}, in reference to a licensing contract to promote Games official mascot toys.
On Tuesday, Tokyo District Court Presiding Judge Takahashi Yasuaki identified that the defendants had requested the then organizing committee government to assist them win the contract. They paid him about 1.5 % of whole gross sales in return.
The choose sentenced them to at least one 12 months in jail suspended for 3 years, saying that the 2 have admitted to the costs and expressed regret.
The ruling was the third to be handed down within the Tokyo Games bribery scandal.
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deccanherald.com – Jun 05
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NHK – May 24
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NOJ / TV Asahi – May 18
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Japan added to World Rugby’s elite group of countries
Kyodo – May 12
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lmtonline.com – May 03
After cheerleaders welcomed him, after receiving the most important ovation of any Yokohama participant firstly of the sport, Trevor Bauer delivered what was anticipated on Wednesday in his debut with the Yokohama DeNA Baystars.
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