A former chairman and two other senior officials of major business suit retailer Aoki Holdings Inc. admitted in court Thursday to having bribed a former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee executive to become a sponsor for the sporting event held last year.Hironori Aoki, 84, along with two others, has been charged with providing a total of 28 million yen ($210,000) to Haruyuki Takahashi, 78, who had influence over the committee's marketing division, charged with sponsorship selection.The Tokyo District Court hearing for Aoki, his brother and the firm's former vice chairman Takahisa Aoki, 76,…READ FULL ARTICLE
