By Ami Miyazaki
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese non-profit sports institute paid $1.3 million by the Tokyo Olympic bid committee during a campaign to secure the 2020 Games shut down all its activities at the end of December, according to a notice on its website.
The Jigoro Kano Memorial International Sport Institute, established in 2009 and run by former Japanese prime minister Yoshiro Mori, did not provide a reason for ceasing activities on its website.
Reuters was not immediately able to reach a representative of the non-profit by telephone or email.
Mori did not respond to a Reuters request for comment when contacted by email through the Tokyo organising committee.
<div class="at-above-post addthis tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/japanese-institute-paid-1-3/"></div>TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese non-profit sports institute paid $1.3 million by the Tokyo Olympic bid committee during a campaign to secure the 2020 Games shut down all its activities at the end of December, according to a notice on its website. The Jigoro Kano Memorial International Sport Institute, established in 2009 and run by […]<! AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get the excerpt ><div class="at-below-post addthis tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/japanese-institute-paid-1-3/"></div><! AddT