Yoshiro Mori has apologized but is opposed to calls for his resignation after he made the remarks at a meeting of the board of Japan’s Olympic Committee last week, where he was reported to have complaint that women in meetings talked too much; Toyota, a worldwide Olympic supporter, has criticized the comments
Last updated: 10/02/21 8:53 am
Tokyo Olympic leader Yoshiro Mori has apologized for his sexual comments
Organizers of the 2020 Olympic Games will meet on Friday to discuss their response to sexual comments made by President Yoshiro Mori.
According to the committee, members will be invited to “comment on the views of President Mori and consider the future of gender equality initiatives at the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee”.
Mori has apologized but is opposed to calls for his resignation after making insulting remarks at a meeting of the board of Japan’s Olympic Committee last week, where he was reported to have complained. that women in meetings talked too much.
The IOC issued a statement yesterday to criticize the 83-year-old’s comments as “totally inappropriate”.
Hundreds of people who volunteered at this summer’s reorganized Games are expected to step down as a protest at the views of the Japanese Prime Minister.
0:32 International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach is confident the Tokyo Games will take place this summer but has acknowledged that there may not be a large crowd.
Toyota President ‘disappointed’ by Mori comments
Toyota president Akio Toyoda said Wednesday that his company was disappointed with the recent comments from Mori that were against the values backed by the Japanese automaker.
Toyota is a worldwide Olympic sponsor and became a high-profile partner as it shared the values with “the spirit of the Olympic Games and Paralympics, which through sport aims at a peaceful society. and to create inclusiveness without discrimination in which one can participate, ”Toyoda said.
“We are disappointed with the recent comments from the President of TOCOG, which are against the values that Toyota respects and supports,” he said.
Other Olympic supporters have voiced their views, with Asahi Holdings saying Mori’s views were “hopeless and inappropriate given the spirit of gender equality that has been raised”. with the Games.
The Eneos chief executive said on Wednesday that the company was “lamenting sexual comments from a human rights perspective”.