A former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee executive who had wielded huge influence in sports circles was arrested by prosecutors Wednesday on suspicion of receiving bribes totaling around 51 million yen ($380,000) from major business suit retailer Aoki Holdings Inc.A suspicious sponsorship contract with Aoki for the international sporting event has developed into a corruption case following the revelation of several scandals involving the Tokyo Games, including the resignation of the organizing committee chief over his controversial sexist remarks.In addition to Haruyuki Takahashi, 78, a …READ FULL ARTICLE
