The Tokyo District Court has sentenced two former executives of advertising giant ADK Holdings to suspended sentences. They are accused of bribing a former director of the organizing committee of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
A total of 3 people, including former director Takahashi who is accused of bribery, and founders and top executives of five major companies in the industry, have been indicted, bringing the sentence to five. The judge said they "left a stain on the Games that attracted worldwide attention"