In a bid-rigging case over the operation of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) focused six corporations, together with the biggest promoting firm, Dentsu Group, and the business’s second-largest firm, Hakuhodo. In addition, on the twenty eighth, the six corporations and 7 folks, together with the previous deputy director of the match organizing committee, might be criminally charged on suspicion of violating the Anti-Monopoly Act, in keeping with an interview with the individual involved. I perceive.
Yasuo Mori, 56, former deputy director of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee’s match administration division, and Koji Hemi, 55, a former govt of Dentsu who served as managing director of the sports activities enterprise division, and so on. The individual was accused of illegally coordinating orders for a complete of 40 billion yen in tasks equivalent to bidding for take a look at competitors planning work for every sport ordered by the organizing committee and the operation of the principle competitors. He was arrested by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office on suspicion of violation.
The firm that gained the bid for the planning work for the take a look at match later acquired orders for the operation of the principle match of the identical competitors within the type of a negotiated contract. We have been conducting an investigation on the suspicion that there was collusion with a view to receiving orders for the work of this match, which has a big sum of money.
As a consequence, the Fair Trade Commission
â–½ Dentsu Group, the biggest promoting firm,
â–½ Hakuhodo, the second largest firm within the business,
â–½ Tokyu Agency, and
â–½ Event manufacturing firm Cerespo,
â–½ Fuji Creative Corporation,
â–½ A complete of 6 corporations of Same Two,
On the twenty eighth, it was revealed in an interview with an individual involved that he had determined to file legal expenses towards him for allegedly violating the Antimonopoly Act.
It is a coverage to accuse a complete of seven folks accountable for every firm, together with Deputy Director Morimoto and former govt Hemi of the Organizing Committee.
There is a suspicion {that a} group firm of promoting large ADK was additionally concerned within the collusion, however contemplating that they first voluntarily reported fraud to the Fair Trade Commission, legal expenses are anticipated to be shelved.
In response, the Special Investigation Department is anticipated to indict six corporations and the previous deputy director on the twenty eighth.