Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2022
Tokyo 2020 Olympic sponsorship bribery investigation
ADK president Shinichi Ueno was arrested in October 2022 during a prosecutors' investigation into alleged bribery. Prosecutors alleged that ADK sent ¥47 million through two routes to a former executive of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee in exchange for preferential treatment in sponsorship contracts for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The supplied reference does not establish the final legal disposition.