Kadokawa was one of the major sponsors for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (which actually occurred in 2021 because of the COVID pandemic). However, there were soon accusations that some people at Kadokawa bribed their way into being sponsors. And Toshiyuki Yoshihara, an executive at Kadokawa, …Read more »
The Tokyo Olympics bribing scandal continues to grow. Previously, Otaku USA reported on Kadokawa having its offices raided and some employees being arrested. The Kadokawa company responded by apologizing publicly and creating a Corporate Governance Inspection Committee. But Kadokawa is not the only company embroiled …Read more »
On October 5, the company Kadokawa held a press conference in the midst of a scandal involving an alleged bribery to get Kadokawa in as an official sponsor for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Chairman Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, whose father founded the company, ex-Kadokawa executive Toshiyuki Yoshihara …Read more »
There’s a scandal going on with the publisher Kadokawa, because people in the company may have bribed the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics organizing committee to become official sponsors. According to reports, Kadokawa chairman Tsuguhiko Kadokawa was arrested by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor’s Office. In …Read more »
Danica Davidson
