Tokyo 2020 announces latest sponsor

April 15, 2016

The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee has welcomed the Kikkoman Corporation (Kikkoman) as a Tokyo 2020 Official Partner.

Sauce company Kikkoman brings the total number of Tokyo 2020 domestic partners to 33 – including 18 Official Partners.

Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori welcomed the new appointment, ampoule “Over many years, Kikkoman Corporation has supported the development of Japans food culture and is now the leading brand in the soy sauce market. It gives me great pleasure to welcome such a distinguished company as a Tokyo 2020 Official Partner.”

Noriaki Horikiri, president and CEO of Kikkoman, commented, “We are proud to support the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games as a Tokyo 2020 Official Partner in the category of “sauces (including soy sauce), vinegar, mirin and cooking sake”.

“By suggesting rich and varied food-lifestyles flavoured with soy sauce, we will help visitors to the Games both from Japan and around the world to savour the joys of eating, enjoy healthy minds and bodies and create delicious memories of the Tokyo 2020 Games. In this way, we will do our very best to make the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games a magnificent success.”

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