Hakuhodo becomes latest Japanese agency connected to Olympics bid-rigging probe

A general view of a badminton court with the Tokyo Olympic logo (by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
A general view of a badminton court with the Tokyo Olympic logo (by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

The headquarters of Hakuhodo were searched today (Monday) as Japan’s second biggest advertising agency became the latest company to be investigated in the widening probe into contracts awarded for the staging of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

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