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As criticism rages over Tokyo Olympic chief s sexist remarks, officials defend his post The Mainichi
TOKYO The public backlash over sexist remarks by Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games organizing committee, to the effect that meetings with many women drag on, has shown no signs of abating in Japan or abroad.
At home, a signature drive calling for Mori s resignation, among other demands, advanced mainly by young people via social media, has collected more than 85,000 names so far.
Some Japanese government officials and those within the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee defended the 83-year-old Mori on Feb. 5, but media and other parties overseas underscored the criticism.