Publishing executive charged in Tokyo Olympics bribes scandal

Kadokawa Corp chairman Tsuguhiko Kadokawa has been charged with bribing a former Tokyo Olympics organising committee member (Kyodo News/AP)

A top executive at a major Japanese publishing company has been charged with bribing a former Tokyo Olympics organising committee member.

The charges against Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, a major figure in Japan’s film and entertainment industry, are the latest in the unfolding corruption scandal related to last year’s Tokyo Summer Games.