Mr. Sasaki, General Manager of Tokyo Tournament Opening and Closing Ceremony

Hiroshi Sasaki, the creative director who is in charge of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, took responsibility for the inappropriate expression that proposed a production plan that makes a female talent look like a pig, and told the Games Organizing Committee to resign. It was.

The Organizing Committee has a policy of allowing resignation, and Chairman Hashimoto will hold a press conference to explain the details.

In March of last year, the creative director of the Tokyo tournament's opening and closing ceremonies, Sasaki's creative director, proposed a production plan that resembles a female talent as a pig in an exchange on SNS of the production team of the competition, and wrote an article saying that it was withdrawn due to opposition from the members. "Bungei Online" was posted on the 17th.

Regarding this, Chairman Hashimoto told reporters on the 18th, "Last night, he contacted me,'I'm very sorry, I want to express my resignation.' I made it clear.

Mr. Sasaki told the press on the early morning of the 18th, "There was a very inappropriate expression in my idea and remarks. My idea and remarks that would be a great insult are irreversible and I sincerely regret it. I apologize. "

The Games Organizing Committee has a policy of approving Mr. Sasaki's resignation, and Chairman Hashimoto will hold a press conference to explain the details.

Governor Koike "Very embarrassing"

Governor Koike of Tokyo said, "In a word, it's very embarrassing" about the creative director Hiroshi Sasaki, who is in charge of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, proposing an inappropriate production plan for female talents. , Showed discomfort.

At the opening and closing ceremonies of the Tokyo Organizing Committee, Creative Director Sasaki apologized for proposing an inappropriate production plan that resembles a female talent as a pig, and resigned to the Organizing Committee of the Games.

Governor Koike expressed discomfort at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on the 18th, saying to reporters, "In a word, it is very embarrassing."

On top of that, "The opening and closing ceremonies are sent from Tokyo to the world, and there is a lot of preparations that are appropriate for it. As the world changes due to the occurrence of corona, what do you do from Tokyo and Japan? The point is to make a call. What should we do if we make a negative call there? "