Ex-advertising head admits to Tokyo Olympics bribery

The former president of major Japanese advertising agency ADK Holdings Inc. admitted in a court hearing Friday to having bribed a Tokyo Olympic organizing committee executive in connection with the 2021 sporting event.At the Tokyo District Court, Shinichi Ueno, 69, admitted to providing a total of around 14 million yen ($104,000) to Haruyuki Takahashi, 78, who exercised influence over the committee's marketing division and has been indicted four times for receiving bribes.Prosecutors said in their opening statement in the first court hearing that the payment to Takahashi, formerly an execut…READ FULL ARTICLE