Japanese prosecutors have made four further arrests in connection with allegations of bid rigging for contracts related to test events in Tokyo before the Olympics.

Former chairman of Aoki Holdings, Hironori Aoki, faces a 30-month sentence after being charged with two others for giving ¥28 million (£175,000/$215,000/€198,000) in bribes to a former Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics Organising Committee member to land a sponsorship deal.

Approximately JPY40 billion (£249 million/$307 million/€283 million) worth of contracts were given to firms allegedly involved in bidding corruption for the re-arranged 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games test events and competitions in Tokyo, it has been claimed. 

Officials at the Japanese advertising company Dentsu have reportedly admitted to collusion over bid-rigging for test events in the build-up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Former Tokyo 2020 President Yoshirō Mori has warned his country’s Government not to give too much support to Ukraine, predicting that they will be defeated by Russia.

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has charged Belarusian coach Yury Maisevich with acting without integrity and in bad faith after the defection of sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but team official Artur Shumak faces no further action.

The Japan Sports Agency (JSA) has delayed plans to privatise the National Stadium which was the main venue for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics - although it could still face annual public subsidies of around JPY 1 billion (£6.2 million/$7.5 million/€7.0 million).

The legacy of karate in Japan following the sport’s inclusion at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has been celebrated at a tournament in Gotemba.

Former Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Organising Committee executive Haruyuki Takahashi has been granted bail, it has been reported.

The cost of hosting the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games exceeded by 20 per cent than what was calculated by the Organising Committee, it has been reported.

Former chairman of business suit retailer Aoki Holdings Hironori Aoki is among three people to have been charged in court with bribing a former Tokyo 2020 chief executive.

The Governor of Hokkaido Naomichi Suzuki has admitted that the corruption scandals which surround the Tokyo 2020 Olympics have damaged Sapporo's bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics.

North Korea's suspension from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), imposed after it missed competing at Tokyo 2020, will be lifted at the end of this year, it was confirmed here today.

Japanese prosecutors are again searching units of advertising agencies ADK Holdings and Dentsu, who are under suspicion of rigging bids for test events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Advertising agency Hakuhodo has become the latest company linked to corruption allegations over their involvement in the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, with Japanese authorities searching its headquarters today.