Chairman Hashimoto of the Games Organizing Committee is responsible for the fact that Keigo Oyamada, one of the composers of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, has resigned from criticisms of the bullying confession that he revealed in a magazine interview in the past. He apologized for the existence and said, "We must do our utmost to make the Tokyo Games progress toward diversity and harmony."
Mr. Oyamada was one of the composers of the songs used at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, but criticisms of the confession of bullying in his student days that he revealed in an interview with a magazine more than 20 years ago came one after another just before the opening ceremony. I resigned.
"I am responsible. I couldn't check the problem in advance," Hashimoto, chairman of the Organizing Committee, said at a press conference on the 20th.
After that, he apologized, "It was out of the concept of the Tokyo Games, which is centered on diversity and harmony. I have to apologize to the many people who were hurt by the delay in appropriate response and this problem."
"Once again, we must do our utmost to ensure that the Tokyo Games are moving toward diversity and harmony."
The song written by Mr. Oyamada was planned to be used for about 4 minutes at the beginning of the opening ceremony, but the organizing committee decided not to use it, and the rest of the production team members are considering alternative songs and productions. That is.