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Conduct charges in japan. french investigators began their formal investigation of takeda within weeks of ghosn's arrest. it's so similar to ghosn's case. it's like china and canada. something similar seems to be going on between japan and france. the timing of these allegations is so sudden. i just wonder why now. it's a common question in tokyo these days and just the latest embarrassment for olympic organizers. the original logo, accused of plagiarism, replaced. the first stadium design declared too extravagant, scrapped. and now the olympics chief himself under formal investigation. with j...

Conversations that no one else knows about. now to the president of japan's olympic committee denying accusations of corruption in connection with tokyo's successful bid to host the 2020 games. >> french authorities have placed takeda under formal investigation over the bidding process. the international committee says its ethics committee has opened a file on the case. ta takeda said he would cooperate with the investigation. what's the background to this? what level of corruption are we talking about and how strong is the evidence against him? >> reporter: that's what we just don't know ri...

Japan's olympic committee, scrutinizing his role in the bidding process amid reports of a suspicious $2 million payment made right around the time tokyo beat out istanbul and madrid. takeda denies any wrongdoing. in a statement he says the payment to a singapore company was fair compensation based on a consultant agreement, insisting there was no improper action that can be recognized as bribery. tokyo's governor said she's bewilders by the paris probe. the international olympic committee says takeda is presumed innocent until french authorities find otherwise. the timing has some people in ja...