The head of the organizing committee of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Yoshiro Mori, resigned after the scandal caused by his sexist statements. The Kyodo agency reports.
Saburo Kawabuchi, former head of the Japan Football Association, is expected to take his place. Less than six months left before the Olympics.
Mori’s intention to resign became known on the eve of February 11. Earlier, the 83-year-old politician said that working meetings with the participation of a large number of women are often delayed. According to him, women talk too much, and each considers it necessary to speak out. Maury apologized for his words, but it didn’t help.
The fact that the 2020 Summer Olympics has been postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic became known on March 24. The director of the organizing committee of the Games, Haruyuki Takahashi, admitted the possibility of re-postponing the Olympic Games. At the same time, he stressed that it is impossible to completely cancel the Games, as this will deal a huge blow to the economy of Japan and the world.