It is the first sentence in the five cases of alleged bribery and bid-rigging for the Games, involving five companies and 15 people to date, including senior managers of major firms including publisher Kadokawa, advertising agency Dentsu and a former executive of the
Aoki's brother, Takahisa, 77, the former vice chairman of the company, was also handed a one-and-a-half year prison sentence, suspended for three years, while former company executive Ueda Katsuhisa, got a one-year sentence, suspended for three years,
The three executives were accused of offering former
Hironori pleaded guilty to the charges against him at the first hearing of the trial, held in December.
There have been a series of scandals involving the
Takahashi has denied the charges against him, saying he was paid for consulting services.
The authorities are also probing allegations for bid-rigging for test events at the Games. EFE
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