National / Crime & Legal
Aoki Holdings founder pleads guilty to bribery related to Tokyo Games
by Kanako Takahara
Thursday’s court hearing was the first related to a series of scandals involving the Tokyo Olympics.
Business | FOCUS
Osaka’s exclusion of Dentsu and Hakuhodo expected to impact 2025 Expo
by Eric Johnston
The two companies have been excluded from the event following their indictment over Tokyo Games bid-rigging, but not many ad firms in Japan boast their level of experience.
National / Crime & Legal
Dentsu and five other firms indicted over Olympics bid-rigging
The indictment marks the latest development in months of investigations into alleged corruption in the planning and sponsorship of the Tokyo Games.
National | EXPLAINER
The continuing saga of the Tokyo Games scandal
by Eric Johnston
The arrest of four more people last week has shaken the Japanese Olympic Committee and dealt a further blow to Sapporo’s quest to host the 2030 Winter Games.
Tennis
Retiring great Shingo Kunieda departs after helping raise profile of wheelchair tennis
Kunieda is known as the Roger Federer of wheelchair tennis and won 50 Grand Slam titles and four Paralympic gold medals.
National
From the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, to the reopening of borders amid the easing of the pandemic: The stories that defined 2022 domestically.
