Majority of Japanese think Yoshiro Mori unfit for Olympic role
Former Japanese prime minister, 83, says women talk too much in meetings
07 February 2021 - 20:24
Tokyo — Nearly 60% of people in Japan think Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori is unfit for his role as head of the Olympics organising committee, according to a poll conducted by Kyodo News on Sunday.
The 83-year-old Mori, a former Japanese prime minister, said this week that women talked for too long in meetings. He later apologised at a meeting with the Japan Olympic Committee but has refused to resign...
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