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Tokyo Olympic Games

11 Feb 2021

Tokyo 2020 outgoing chief Yoshiro Mori had history of sexist remarks

Once premier, his support ratings began sliding within weeks, and a year later they were in single digits and he was out of the job. In 2014, the year he was appointed head of Tokyo 2020, he sparked outrage by saying skater Mao Asada had a habit of ‘always falling at the most critical time.’ Mori is married to Chieko, whom he met while they were both students at Tokyo’s Waseda University, and cleared all his decisions with her first.

Tokyo Olympics 2021

04 Feb 2021

Olympics: Tokyo 2021 chief Yoshiro Mori raised sexist storm, refuses to resign

Nearly 80 percent of the Japanese public are opposed to holding the Summer Games as scheduled this year due to concerns about the coronavirus, recent polls show. Mori is becoming Tokyo’s latest liability in hosting the Olympics, critics say, complicating an event that has already been delayed once due to the global pandemic. In an apparent protest of Mori’s comments, Noriko Mizoguchi, a former judo silver medallist, tweeted the International Olympic Committee’s code of ethics and said that any type of harassment should be rejected.

28 Apr 2020

Japan would 'scrap' Olympics if COVID-19 not defeated by 2020, Tokyo 2020 head

Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori said that the Olympic Games, already postponed to 2021, would be "scrapped" if they could not take place then, according to an interview published on Tuesday.

29 Mar 2020

New dates for Olympics can be declared next week: Tokyo Games chief

The Olympic Games, which will be held in the summer of 2021 at the latest, is most likely to be held between June and September, said Mori.

2020 Tokyo Olympics

17 Mar 2017

Nuclear-hit Fukushima gets nod to host baseball at 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Chief organiser Yoshiro Mori said the International Olympic Committee's executive board had agreed to hold baseball and softball in Fukushima at a meeting in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

‪‪Narendra Modi‬

11 Nov 2016

Japanese ministers call on PM Narendra Modi

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on Japanese Emperor Akihito.

05 Jul 2016

National Anthems should be sung loud and clear, Tokyo 2020 chief warns Japanese athletes

Japan, always a force to reckon with in the Olympics, are targetting between 14 ro 30 medals in Rio.

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