The three-strong investigation team, made up of two lawyers and a certified public accountant, was established by the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) to probe a transaction from the Bid Committee totalling $2 million (£1.3 million/€1.7 million).
It is thought the payment was made in two installments in 2013 to Black Tidings, before Tokyo won the right to host the 2020 Olympics at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Buenos Aires.
