Headlines: Yoshiro Mori resigns, Tokyo Olympics still uncertain
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A protester holds up a sign with the caption "Erase the sexist" and the image of Yoshiro Mori in front of the headquarters of the Tokyo Olympic Museum, February 11, 2021. © Philip Fong / AFP
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"
Terrible comments on women
", too talkative for its taste, indignant the
Japan Times
which loudly welcomes the resignation of Yoshiro Mori who "
should even have intervened much earlier
", estimates the Japanese daily, "
in the hours after his sexist statements
”last week.
"
The public has had enough of this lack of respect and indifference towards women,
" notes the
Japan Times
which denounces "
the support enjoyed by Yoshiro Mori within the Japanese elite
", proof according to the daily "
pervasive sexism in Japan, where discrimination against women is a structural problem
”.
"
The indignation aroused by his remarks has spread abroad and also among the Olympic sponsors
", underlines for its part
The Asahi Shimbun
, "
and this at the worst moment
, adds the daily,
while the doubts were made day on the possibility that the Tokyo Games, already postponed could take place next summer in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic
”.
A new thorn in the side of the organizers of the Olympics
"
His departure could further complicate the organization of the Games
", estimates the
New York Times,
which notes that five months before the scheduled opening date of the Olympics on July 23, "
80% of Japanese are opposed to their outfit this summer
”.
We must therefore find a successor to Yoshiro Mori, "able
to rekindle a little enthusiasm
" for the event.
The
New York Times
mentions the possibility that it is a woman, "
Seiko Hashimoto, 56
years old, she is a member of the cabinet for the Olympics
".
"
Such an appointment
argues the American daily, would
represent a radical change of course
," after the initial intention of the committee yesterday, which had considered appointing another octogenarian leader Saburo Kawabuchi who ultimately declined the offer.
Trump must stay out of power, forever
"
There remains a danger for the years to come
", headlines the
Washington Post
, "
a danger for democracy
", notes for its part the
New York Times
, which argues "
that the Democrats will perhaps not win the lawsuit in Senate
”, but that they will have taken advantage of this procedure so that“
Trump's political legacy comes down only to these burning images of destruction
”during the assault on Capitol Hill.
Even the very conservative
Wall Street Journal
points out that "
Trump's legacy will be forever marred by this violence
."
If Donald Trump is not condemned, comments the
New York Times
, the Democratic leaders "
want to make sure that he remains politically radioactive, so that he never regains the strength that was his, nor the support of the Republicans traditional organizations and their corporate donors
”.
"
Failing to formally disqualify him from possible future functions
, - concludes the
New York Times
,
the Senate wants the public to do so
."
China bans BBC World News broadcast
"
An unacceptable restriction on press freedom
," condemned the British Foreign Office.
But not really a surprise, specifies the
Guardian
which, like the
South China Morning Post,
argues that it is "
a retaliatory measure after the recent revocation of the British broadcasting license of the Chinese public channel CGTN
".
"
This BBC ban is another sign of the deterioration of relations between London and Beijing
", comments the
Guardian,
which explains "
that these relations have collapsed due to the imposition of new Chinese security laws in Hong Kong and broader repression of dissidents
”.
For its part, "
China shows zero tolerance for fake news, fake news
", welcomes the nationalist daily
Global Times
.
The Chinese newspaper accuses the BBC of "
leading a public opinion crusade against China, by broadcasting false reports on the alleged violence against Uyghurs
", rape and torture that Beijing firmly denies.
Nepal bans three Indian climbers who lied about their ascent of Everest
Story to read in the
Guardian
, which explains that the fake ascent, which dates back to 2016, was only revealed after one of three Indian climbers was named as a potential winner of a National Adventure Award.
This is where witnesses from other expeditions came forward to explain "
that not only had they never reached the top, but that they had even had to be rescued by sherpas because of frostbite
".
The three Indian climbers had their feat validated with the Nepalese Ministry of Tourism by photoshopping their image at the top of Everest.
They are now banned from mountaineering in Nepal for the next six years.
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