THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 5, 2021 at 18:09 JST
Yoshiro Mori leaves the Feb. 4 news conference after reporters pepper him with questions about whether he would resign as president of the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. (Pool)
Criticism over the sexist remarks uttered by Tokyo Olympic organizing committee chief Yoshiro Mori spread in the Cabinet and overseas after his apology fell flat and he rejected calls to resign. [Read More]
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