Dentsu Group fined ¥300 million for Tokyo Games bid-rigging.

The Tokyo District Court just handed down a big verdict: Dentsu Group gets hit with a ¥300 million fine over bid-rigging tied to the Tokyo Olympics. They weren’t playing around! Former Dentsu sports chief, Koji Henmi, got two years in the slammer but suspended for four. Prosecutors wanted him locked up for two years, claiming he was deep in the mix with a former Tokyo Games official to rig contracts.

Henmi and his crew didn’t just wake up one day to play fair; they plotted out who would win contracts for the Games back in 2018 and made sure only their chosen firms even got a shot in the bidding. His defense? They said there was no real agreement. Meanwhile, Dentsu, along with others, continues to face the heat as previous defendants have already been found guilty. This saga isn't over yet—there's still an appeal hanging around!

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