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Japan's Dentsu, event company Cerespo raided by prosecutors and JFTC for suspected Olympics bid-rigging

By Toko Sekiguchi
  • 25 Nov 2022 08:36
  • 25 Nov 2022 08:36
Leading Japanese advertising agency Dentsu and sporting event planning company Cerespo were raided today by prosecutors and antitrust regulators for their suspected involvement in rigging bids for contracts at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics. 
The joint criminal and antitrust raid by the Special Investigation Division of the Tokyo Prosecutors Office and

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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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