Tokyo prosecutors raid home of ex-Olympic board member -Kyodo

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - OLS - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 30, 2021. General view of rainy weather conditions and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics logo seen inside the stadium REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo

TOKYO (Reuters) -Tokyo prosecutors raided the home of former Tokyo 2020 Olympic board member Haruyuki Takahashi on Tuesday in connection with suspected inappropriate payments made to him by suit retailer Aoki Holdings Inc, Kyodo news agency said on Tuesday.

Prosecutors have also raided the office of advertising giant Dentsu, Kyodo reported. Takahashi is a former executive of Dentsu Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tokyo-listed Dentsu Group Inc, which said it was cooperating with prosecutors. Reuters was unable to contact Takahashi.