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Chairman of Japanese publisher Kadokawa arrested for suspected Olympic sponsorship bribery

By Toko Sekiguchi
  • 14 Sep 2022 11:36
  • 14 Sep 2022 11:36
The chairman of Kadokawa Corporation, a major Japanese publishing company, was arrested today for his suspected role in bribing an ex-Olympic committee member so that his company could win a sponsorship slot in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
Tokyo prosecutors arrested Kadokawa Corporation Chairman Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, on the suspicion he was

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Toko Sekiguchi

Senior Correspondent, Tokyo


Toko is a senior correspondent in Tokyo covering antitrust, anti-bribery & corruption, financial services and regulatory issues in Japan. Before joining MLex, she has worked as a journalist for The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones News, Bloomberg News and Time Magazine.

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