Team investigating Olympic bribery claims holds 1st meeting

Lawyer Yoshihisa Hayakawa, who is leading an investigative team created by the Japanese Olympic Committee, meets with reporters after the team's first meeting in Tokyo on May 26, 2016. The team is investigating whether there was any illegality in the payment of over 200 million yen in fees to a Singapore consultancy during Tokyo's bid for the 2020 Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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