JX Nippon Oil and Energy Corporation has become the sixth Gold Partner, or a top domestic sponsor, for the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Japan Olympic Committee announced on Wednesday.
The contract term began Wednesday and will last until December 31, 2020. The company will also support the Japanese national delegation on other stages around the globe prior to the Tokyo Games, such as during next year's Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics, the 2018 Winter Olympics, in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and a pair of Youth Olympics.
The Gold Partners are the highest-ranking domestic sponsors for the 2020 Games, and don't just provide back them up financially but also contribute to the cause in their own fields of business.