A member of the now-defunct Tokyo Olympic organizing committee's executive board is believed to have received around 45 million yen ($326,000) from a sponsor of last year's global sports event, sources close to the matter said Wednesday.Haruyuki Takahashi told Kyodo News his sports consulting firm signed a consulting contract with major business suit retailer Aoki Holdings Inc. worth 1 million yen per month in September 2017 before the events were held, but it does not constitute a conflict of interest.The contract could constitute bribery as the 78-year-old was deemed a quasi-civil servant…READ FULL ARTICLE
