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After Backlash Over Call To Limit ‘Annoying’ Women’s ‘Speaking Time,’ Tokyo Olympics Chief Resigns

Ian Haworth
After Backlash Over Call To Limit ‘Annoying’ Women’s ‘Speaking Time,’ Tokyo Olympics Chief Resigns
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Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee and former Japanese prime minister, resigned on Friday over “sexist comments.”

The New York Times reported that his resignation “followed unrelenting international criticism” of remarks made by the 83-year-old regarding “annoying” female board members.

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