Corrupt Japan - Rinse & Repeat... Again and again and again and...

Japan Olympic chief to step down in June amid 

bribery allegation

Japanese Olympic Committee chief Tsunekazu Takeda said Tuesday he will step down at the end of his current term in June after facing bribery allegations related to Tokyo's successful bid for the 2020 Games.

He was initially expected to be re-elected when his term ends in June, with the JOC granting him an age limit exemption beyond the 70-year-old threshold. But media reported in January that French authorities were investigating Takeda over bribery allegations.

Questions have been raised regarding more than $2 million worth of payments made by Japan's bid committee in 2013 to Singaporean consultancy firm Black Tidings. Authorities suspect the money was used to buy votes to award Tokyo the Olympics.