The Matter Of Sexism Comment From The President Of The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organizing Committee Continues

Illustration of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (Wikimedia Commons / Real Estate Japan)

JAKARTA - The president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organizing Committee, Yoshito Mori, may be very sorry, knowing that his sexist comment now is a big issue. Not only to himself but also to the Olympics itself.

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organizing Committee is said to be holding a meeting next Friday, along with many protests regarding Mori's comments. This is because the protests did not only come from individuals but also from the committee partners.

Last week, Mori made comments about sexism during a meeting of the Japan Olympic Committee on, Wednesday, February 3. He said that meetings with women took a long time. He also called women competing with each other. Even though he already apologized, the public and Japanese people have not been able to accept it.

400 Olympic volunteers have resigned and 5.500 have filed complaints with local organizing committees, according to Japanese media.

"We take this very seriously", Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto said on Tuesday morning when she was asked about the volunteers' resignation.

Daichi Oyama, 28, who resigned from volunteering because of the coronavirus problem, said it would be better for Mori to step down than every time he said something only become worse.

“This is not just Japanese news, the whole world heard what he said and there was the opposition that arose. That's a very embarrassing thing for Japan", he said.

The online petition demanding Mori's action has won 140.000 signatures so far. In fact, an editorial from the Mainichi Daily asked Mori to step down.

"This is not a problem that can be resolved with a repeal or an apology", wrote the editorial.

Apart from volunteering, the Tokyo Olympics sponsors were also disappointed by Mori's comments and chose to distance themselves. Insurance company, Nippon Life Insurance Company told Asahi Daily they were disappointed by the statement and had explained it to the organizing committee.

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Meanwhile, the head of the Japanese Business Federation (Keidanren) which is influential in Japan, Hiroaki Nakanishi, who previously held back, also spoke up regarding this matter.

"I feel that's what some people in Japan actually think, it has already become a habit in Japan to differentiate between men and women, but that thought is outdated. And, social media is very scary, given how quickly comments are shared and circulated online", he said. according to TV Asahi.