The Tokyo 2020 Games, which was decided to be held in September 2013, will start on the 23rd.


As the preparations progressed, confusion continued, with plans blanking out and the people responsible for supporting the tournament resigning one after another.


This is the history so far.

“Plan blank” National Stadium

The new national stadium, which will be the main stadium for the Tokyo Games, was initially designed by an architect from Iraq, but criticism of the increase in construction costs has increased, and in July 2015, the plan was blank. Was returned to.

“Withdrawal” tournament emblem

Also in July, the design of art director Kenjiro Sano was adopted and announced for the emblem of the tournament, but after that, a Belgian graphic designer asked for an injunction because it resembled the logo of the theater he created. After filing a complaint, the Organizing Committee decided to discontinue use.


The emblem has been withdrawn.

Suspicion over the invitation

In December 2018, allegations of bribery emerged over the bid for the Tokyo Games, and former JOC Chairman Tsunekazu Takeda, who was the chairman of the Bid Committee, consistently insisted on innocence, but he was forced to resign. it was done.

“Resignation” Chairman Morimae

Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the confusion continued even after the tournament was postponed for one year for the first time in history, and in February, Mr. Yoshiro Mori, who was the chairman of the organizing committee at that time, made a statement that could be regarded as a misogyny. After criticism from home and abroad, Mr. Mori took responsibility for his remarks and resigned as chairman.

"Inappropriate" production

In March of the following month, it became clear that Hiroshi Sasaki, the creative director who was in charge of the opening and closing ceremony of the Tokyo Games, had proposed a production plan that insulted the appearance of female talents. I took responsibility for improper expression and resigned.

"Resignation" "decline" just before the opening

Even this month, musician Keigo Oyamada, who was one of the composers of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, criticized the confession of bullying to students with disabilities held in a magazine interview more than 20 years ago. In response, I resigned on the 19th of this month, which is about four days before the opening ceremony.



The next day, the picture book writer Nobumi, who was scheduled to appear in the cultural program of the Tokyo 2020 Games, declined to appear due to criticism on the Internet for what was said to have been published in past books and SNS.



And on the 22nd, the day before the opening ceremony, Kentaro Kobayashi, the show director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Tokyo Games, was a member of the Games Organizing Committee, saying that he had used lines that would stop the genocide of Jews by Nazi Germany in the past. The association has been dismissed.