director. kentaro kobayashi is alleged to have made anti semitic jokes during a comedy routine in 1998. meanwhile, 12 new covid cases have been reported in the olympic village, bringing the total to 87. our sports presenter sarah mulkerrins gave this update from tokyo. well, this is the latest blow to hit the opening ceremony here in tokyo for the olympic games. this is the third person who has been fired or resigned, relating to this ceremony. now, the news of kentaro kobayashi came in the last couple of hours. he is the director of the opening ceremony. and seiko hashimoto, who is the president of tokyo 2020, confirmed in a press conference that he had been fired. now, this all relates to a video, which has resurfaced in the last couple of days in which he joked about the holocaust. now, seiko hashimoto said they found out about this on tuesday and that she regretted
hello and welcome to bbc news. tomorrow s opening ceremony of the tokyo 2020 olympics has been plunged into further chaos following the dismissal of its show director. kentaro kobayashi made anti semiticjokes during a comedy routine in 1998. meanwhile, 12 new covid cases have been reported in the olympic village, bringing the total to 87. lucy hockings is in tokyo for us. hello and welcome to toyko, where another scandal has hit the olympic games. while a few olympic sporting events are under way, it s the opening ceremony that everyone is talking about. the creative director of the show, kentaro kobayashi, has been sacked
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