Japan Minister Confirms Tokyo Olympics Chief Plans To Resign Amid Sexist Scandal - Reports

Muhammad Rameez Published February 12, 2021 | 08:30 AM

TOKYO (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 12th February, 2021) Japanese Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto has confirmed that Tokyo Olympics President Yoshiro Mori is going to leave his post after facing backlash over comments perceived as sexist, Japan's media reported on Friday.

Hashimoto said that she had a phone conversation with Mori, who announced his plans to resign over the scandal, the Kyodo news agency reported.

"The Organizing Committee will call the board of Directors and the Executive Board: multiple opinions will be heard, and official procedures will be respected .

.. The whole government will make efforts to restore confidence," Hashimoto said, as quoted by Kyodo.

Mori, the 83-year-old former prime minister, kicked up controversy earlier this month after he remarked that having women participate in meetings dragged on because they "talk too much." Amid the public outcry, the official offered condolences over his remarks but the wave of the outrage is underway, and, on Thursday, Kyodo reported that Mori was going to step down on Friday.