President of advertising giant Dentsu admits to rigging bids over Tokyo Games japantimes.co.jp Submitted by orange_transparent t3_11dsyhw on February 28, 2023 at 1:22 AM in worldnews 6 comments 176
Cfwydirk t1_jaame8q wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:28 AM What? Corruption at the Olympics? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_Games_scandals_and_controversies https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/07/23/japan-olympics-thomas-bach-long-history-bad-bosses/ Permalink 16
TorrenceMightingale t1_jaalrw9 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:23 AM Show me where there is massive amounts of money without corruption and I’ll show you a place where corruption hasn’t yet been discovered. Permalink 11
go_comatose_for_me t1_jaapy3v wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:54 AM I'm guessing it may have changed a bit, but when I was in Japan a good 40 years ago, the main companies would get together to decide who was going to make the only bid for a gov't contract. And the police had some weird synergy with the gangs. Permalink 8
superpowerwolf t1_jab8d5k wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:19 AM Not fazed at all by this. The Olympics, first and foremost, is a business. It exists to make money. Sports excellence and amateur sports success are secondary goals that come after making money. The business side of every Olympics is crooked. Permalink 1 Ghostofthe80s t1_jae7lfp wrote on February 28, 2023 at 8:14 PM So are the sports. Permalink Parent 1
Cfwydirk t1_jaame8q wrote
What? Corruption at the Olympics?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_Games_scandals_and_controversies
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/07/23/japan-olympics-thomas-bach-long-history-bad-bosses/