Japan's probe into alleged Olympics bid bribery flawed: French court

A French judge investigating Tokyo's alleged vote-buying around its bid to host the 2020 Olympics has labeled a Japanese probe into the claims "limited" and having "many flaws," Kyodo News learned Saturday.The preliminary judge made the observation in Paris in December 2018 when questioning Tsunekazu Takeda, then president of the Japanese Olympic Committee who also headed the Tokyo Olympic bid committee, sources with knowledge of the matter said.It is the first time details about the exchange between the judge and the 73-year-old Takeda have come to light. A special investigative team from …READ FULL ARTICLE