Mori later apologised at a hastily arranged press conference on Thursday, but the Tokyo 2020 President stopped short of offering his resignation. (AP/FILE)Japan’s Olympic Games faced a “major issue” after the head of the local organising committee Yoshiro Mori made sexist remarks, Tokyo’s governor Yuriko Koike said on Friday, sending a clear signal the controversy risked tarnishing the global event. What Mori saidYoshiro Mori, the 83-year-old former Japanese Prime Minister, set off a social media storm by saying that women talked too much, in remarks made in a meeting with the Japan Olympic Committee (JOC) this week. Talking about his time as chairman of the Japan Rugby Football Union, Mori said: “Women have a strong sense of rivalry. The JOC meanwhile has only five women on its 24-member Executive Board, while the Tokyo 2020 Executive Board has seven.

Source: Indian Express February 06, 2021 03:11 UTC