Uniqlo Co. has sued rival retailer Shein over asmall shoulder bag that the Japanese retailer calls an inferior and unlawful copy of its hit product touted as the "Mary Poppins bag."

Haruyuki Takahashi, a former member of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, appeared in a Tokyo district court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to taking bribes tied to the Games.

Sapporo's bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics has been slowed but not stopped by fallout from the still-developing corruption scandal around the 2020 Tokyo Games. The pursuit could resume if Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto is re-elected on Sunday, as expected, against two anti-Olympic candidates.