Tokyo prosecutors arrest CEO of ad firm ADK over Olympics: Kyodo

Haruyuki Takahashi was arrested for the fourth time on Oct. 19, 2022, on suspicion of receiving bribes from a Japanese advertising company. - AP

TOKYO (Reuters): Tokyo prosecutors on Wednesday (Oct 19) arrested the president and two former employees of Japanese advertising firm ADK Holdings Inc over suspected bribery related to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Japanese media said.

The arrests mark the latest widening of a corruption scandal involving Olympic sponsors that has centred on a former member of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics board, but has spread across corporate Japan.