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AOKI

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 20, 2022
Aoki asked for favors from Tokyo Olympic exec until just before Games began
Public prosecutors believe the firm had relied on the exec for not only sponsorship selection but also a wide-range of pursuits, including sales of officially licensed products.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 19, 2022
Arrest of former Tokyo Olympics executive has Sapporo worried
The city is in the middle of efforts to drive up public support for its 2030 Winter Games bid, and reduced enthusiasm due to the scandal could prove fatal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2022
Aoki sponsor decision may have been set before official Olympic selection
There is little evidence that advertising giant Dentsu, which handled sponsorship applications, had asked other apparel companies whether they were interested in sponsorship contracts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 17, 2022
Tokyo prosecutors arrest former Olympic committee executive and ex-Aoki chairman
Haruyuki Takahashi, 78, a former senior managing director of ad giant Dentsu and a powerful figure in sports circles, allegedly received u00a551 million from the retailer.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 31, 2022
Ex-Tokyo Olympics executive received ¥230 million from Games sponsor, sources say
Tokyo prosecutors suspect that the payments to Takahashi were made as a reward for helping Aoki Holdings become a Tokyo Games official sponsor.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 27, 2022
Home of Aoki Holdings founder raided over suspected Olympic bribery
In October 2018, Aoki signed an official supporter contract with the organizing committee for business and formal clothes, obtaining the rights to make uniforms for referees and others.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 26, 2022
Tokyo Olympic exec's home searched over suspicions of bribery
Haruyuki Takahashi, 78, is believed to have received around u00a545 million from major business suit retailer Aoki Holdings.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 23, 2022
Ex-Tokyo Games executive denies giving favors to Aoki Holdings
The former exec, suspected of receiving u00a540 million from Aoki, said that he 'has never been asked for anything from Aoki Holdings nor has given it any favor over the Tokyo Olympics.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2022
Tokyo Olympic exec accused of accepting ¥40 million yen from sponsor
The suspected payment could constitute bribery as members of the committee are defined as quasi-civil servants under Japanese law.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 25, 2021
Supersonic hits quiet mode on its summer party
The two-day music festival had crowds dancing at Zozo Marine Stadium with foreign and domestic acts despite pandemic-related obstacles.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 15, 2021
Ryota Aoki brace hands Sapporo a comeback win over FC Tokyo
The 25-year-old's first two J. League goals helped Consadole fight back twice from deficits and bring the team up to eighth in the standings.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 14, 2021
Yoasobi’s breakout hit song is just as catchy in English
YouTube viewers are praising music director Konnie Aoki's English translation of “Yoru ni Kakeru,” which sounds strikingly similar to the original Japanese version.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 4, 2020
Kei Nishikori and Naomi Osaka face off in Nintendo game tournament for charity
Kei Nishikori and Naomi Osaka took part in a charity tennis tournament on Sunday
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2020
Japan Olympic and Paralympic team uniforms for Tokyo 2020 revealed
The official uniform of the Japanese national team to be worn by athletes during the Olympic and Paralympic Games opening ceremony was unveiled Thursday, the day before the start of the six-month countdown to the start of the Summer Olympics.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 28, 2019
Japanese relay teams secure berths for Tokyo Olympics
Japan qualified for both the men's and women's 4x100-meter medley relay swimming event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by advancing to their respective finals at the world championships on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 25, 2019
Ryuji Aoki set to launch pro career with Shinshu Brave Warriors
Ryuji Aoki will begin his pro basketball career with the Shinshu Brave Warriors.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 6, 2019
Reds struggle in 1-0 triumph over Vegalta despite man advantage for about 40 minutes
The score was enough for Urawa Reds to earn three points on Saturday, but the road there was hardly scenic.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 25, 2019
Swallows feast on Giants pitching in rout
Tetsuto Yamada and Wladimir Balentien each hit a pair of home runs, while Norichika Aoki went 4-for-4, as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows hammered the Yomiuri Giants 11-2 on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Apr 15, 2019
Swallows' hot-hitting lineup firing on all cylinders
Anyone who watched the Tokyo Yakult Swallows play this past week probably still has the Tokyo Ondo stuck in their head. When they close their eyes, they might still see a sea of small, mostly green umbrellas bobbing up and down in rhythm to the tune.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 12, 2019
Blind marathon runner Yoko Aoki chases berth at the Tokyo 2020 Games
A decade ago, Yoko Aoki would never have been able to imagine the current life she has.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
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Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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