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Dentsu and others charged in Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging probe

This shows a building which houses Japanese advertising giant Dentsu in Tokyo Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. The Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging scandal widened Tuesday with Japanese advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies being charged by Tokyo district prosecutors. (Kyodo News via AP)

FILE - Boats prepare to tow giant Olympic rings as they are removed from the waterfront area at Odaiba Marine Park after 2020 Summer Olympics came to an end on Aug. 8 in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 11, 2021. The Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging scandal widened Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, with Japanese advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies being charged by Tokyo district prosecutors. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Dentsu and others charged in Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging probe