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The agency may have taken bribes from various companies that later became sponsors of the Olympic Games.

One of the two mascot characters, the "Paralympic Phryge," has a running blade on his right leg, marking the first Olympic mascot with a visible disability.

Sapporo's bid for the 2030 Winter Olympic Games may be in jeopardy after a former executive board member of the 2020 Tokyo Games committee finds himself embroiled in a bribery scandal.

Prosecutors on Wednesday brought a fourth indictment against a former Tokyo Olympic executive on charges of receiving bribes totaling around 54 million yen from a major advertisement company and a firm that sold stuffed dolls of the games' mascots. In the widening scandal that&#x...

The latest indictment adds to previous accusations against Haruyuki Takahashi of accepting bribes in relation to sponsorship and marketing related to the Games.

Tokyo, Oct 27 (Prensa Latina) President of the Japanese Olympic Committee, Yasuhiro Yamashita, on Thursday announced a plan of this body to fight corruption due to the recent scandals related to the organization of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Shinichi Ueno allegedly gave 47 million yen in bribes

The case has grown to encompass ADK Holdings — Japan’s third-largest advertising firm — and stuffed-toy maker Sun Arrow, among others.

Tokyo prosecutors arrested Shinichi Ueno, 68, and two other people Wednesday as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected bribery related to the Tokyo Olympics.

TOKYO (AP) — The bribery scandal tied to the Tokyo Olympics won't go away, sullying the legacy of the organizing committee as Japan continues in talks with the International Olympic Committee to land the 2030 Winter Olympics for Sapporo.