Tokyo police on Wednesday arrested the former head of the Kyoto Racecourse, operated by the Japan Racing Association, on suspicion of accepting 1.6 million yen in bribes from the former president of a company that makes promotional cards.
Yoshio Suzuki, 57, was held on suspicion of violating the Japan Racing Association Law. Employees of JRA, a government-funded public corporation, are considered public servants and can receive prison sentences of up to three years for accepting bribes.
The Metropolitan Police Department also arrested 69-year-old Kazuo Chatani, the former president of Nihon Card Transfer, for allegedly bribing Suzuki in return for huge orders that the racetrack had placed with the firm for machines to print the cards.