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Olympic chief shake-up in Tokyo casts light on wider sexism in Japanese sport

Olympic chief shake-up in Tokyo casts light on wider sexism in Japanese sport

by admin | Feb 16, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW

Yoshiro Mori, the 83-year-old who headed the Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizing committee, announced his resignation on Friday after an uproar over remarks demeaning women, including saying that female colleagues talk too long at meetings. But the leadership change also...

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