TOKYO, May 11 (Japan Today) - Two Japanese businessmen were handed suspended prison sentences on Thursday in the latest convictions in a bribery scandal surrounding the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Corruption allegations have spiralled in the aftermath of the pandemic-delayed Games, implicating major companies and damaging Japan's bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.
Shigeharu Hisamatsu, a 64-year-old former executive at advertising firm ADK Holdings, received a sentence of 18 months, suspended for three years, a Tokyo District Court spokesman told AFP.
His former assistant, 61-year-old Toshiaki Tada, was given a sentence of one year, also suspended for three years.
The pair did not contest charges during their first hearing in March that they bribed a Tokyo Olympics committee member, according to local media. ...continue reading