The statue of Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is installed by the Olympic Rings monument near the National Stadium, the venue of the opening and closing ceremonies of Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, in Tokyo, April 21. Former chairman of AOKI Holdings and defendant Hironori Aoki was judged by the Tokyo District Court on 21 April 2023, handing the defendant a two and a half year suspended sentence in the aftermath of a Tokyo Olympic bribery scandal case. This is the first time that a verdict has been handed down in Tokyo Olympic bribery cases. - Pic: EPA
