China News Service, February 5th. According to Kyodo News Agency of Japan, on the 4th, Yoshiro Mori, chairman of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee, accepted an interview, saying that he had withdrawn his previous remarks on female directors and apologized that "this is contrary to the Olympic And the improper expression of the Paralympic spirit has been deeply introspected", but he denied that he would resign.
Data map: Yoshiro Mori, chairman of the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee (second from left).
Photo by China News Agency reporter Lu Shaowei
On the 3rd, Yoshiro Mori spoke at the Japanese Olympic Committee's jury meeting and said that in a council with many women, the meeting would take a long time.
He also said that if the number of women attending the conference increases, it is necessary to control the speaking time to a certain extent, otherwise it will be difficult to end.
His remarks are considered derogatory remarks that deviate from the trend of women participating in social activities, and criticisms are rising in Japan and abroad.
On Japanese social media, there are even more calls for Yoshiro Mori to resign.
At the budget committee meeting of the House of Representatives, the head of the Cadet Party, Yoshio Edano, asked Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to urge Mori to resign. Yoshihide Suga said: "(Mori's speech) should not happen." Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto urged the government to urge Mori Yoshiro. The resignation expressed negative and emphasized the idea of continuing to cooperate with the Olympic Organizing Committee in the future.
Yoshiro Mori also rejected the request for his resignation, saying that he "has no idea of what he would do on his own initiative."
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), after hearing the report of the Olympic Organizing Committee, issued a statement stating that it "deems that the issue is over."
However, Japanese media said that this may bring stronger opposition to the Olympic Games less than half a year from the opening.