Japan Seeks Charges Against Ad Firms Over Olympics Contracts 

Japan's competition regulator has filed criminal complaints against the advertising giant Dentsu and five other firms over the alleged bid-rigging of contracts for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. <br />The regulator also filed complaints against seven unnamed individuals. <br />The announcement follows months of investigations into alleged corruption in the planning and sponsorship of Olympics and Paralympics events. <br />The Japan Fair Trade Commission says it had also filed complaints against advertising agencies Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Tokyo Agency, Fuji Creative Corporation, Cerespo and Same Two. <br />Dentsu, Cerespo and Fuji Creative have already been banned for nine months from bidding for contracts with Japan's industry, foreign and education ministries.