The head of the organizing committee of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics has said that meetings attended by a large number of women take too much time.
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Tokyo 2020 president faces backlash for sexist remarks 1 minute read
Tokyo, Feb 4 (efe-epa).- The president of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee is facing public backlash in Japan after saying that women make meetings “drag on” because they all want to talk.
Yoshiro Mori made the statements at a meeting on Wednesday, and were reported by Japanese daily Asahi Shimbun. After they came to light, #RetireYoshiroMori and #ContemptForWomen hashtags began trending on Twitter in Japan.
“It was an inappropriate remark. I apologize,” Mori said Thursday, adding that he would not resign from his post, according to Kyodo news.
The organizing committee is yet to comment on the matter.