To use this site, please disable the ad blocking feature and reload the page.
This website uses cookies to collect information about your visit for purposes such as showing you personalized ads and content, and analyzing our website traffic. By clicking “Accept all,” you will allow the use of these cookies.
Users accessing this site from EEA countries and UK are unable to view this site without your consent. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
Yomiuri Shimbun file photo The Tokyo District Court in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo
The Yomiuri Shimbun
10:38 JST, April 21, 2023
The Tokyo District Court sentenced the former chairman of business apparel chain giant Aoki Holdings Inc. on Friday to a 2½-year prison term with suspended for four years in a bribery case connected to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
This is the first verdict handed down in a series of Tokyo Games corruption cases.
Hironori Aoki, 84, was indicted for a asking former Tokyo Games organizing committee executive to give the company preferential treatment in the awarding of Tokyo Games sponsorship contracts and contracts to sell licensed goods. The bribes paid amounted to ¥28 million between September 2019 and March 2022.
