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Japanese court rejects Cerespo's appeal on Olympic bid rigging

By Sachiko Sakamaki ( June 3, 2025, 07:11 GMT | Insight) -- The Tokyo High Court today rejected an appeal by the Japanese event company Cerespo and its former executive to overturn a first-tier court’s guilty verdict regarding their involvement in rigging bids for events related to the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games. Cerespo is the second company in the case to have its antitrust criminal violations affirmed by the Tokyo High Court. The Tokyo High Court today rejected an appeal by the Japanese event company Cerespo and its former executive to overturn a first-tier court’s guilty verdict regarding their involvement in rigging bids for events related to the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games....

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