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Tokyo, Feb 12 (EFE/EPA).- The president of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee announced his resignation on Friday after a controversy sparked by sexist comments he made last week.Former prime minister Yoshiro Mori, 83, announced his resignation from the president's position at a joint session of the committee's executives and the board of councilors in Tokyo. (Camera: KIMIMASA MAYAMA). SHOT LIST: A PROTEST AGAINST TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Tokyo, Feb 11 (EFE/EPA).- The president of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee resigned Thursday following controversy sparked by sexist remarks her made last week, according to local media reports.Yoshiro Mori has communicated his decision to resign from office to people close to the organization after continuing to face criticism for his remarks at a meeting of the Japanese Olympic Committee on Feb. 3, sources close to the matter told public broadcaster NHK. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF THE TOKYO OLYMPIC RINGS MONUMENT, THE NATIONAL STADIUM AND THE COUNTDOWN CLOCK IN TOKYO, JAPAN AND THE PRESIDENT OF TOKYO 2020 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE YOSHIRO MORI SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE IN TOKYO JAPAN.
French President Emmanuel Macron meets International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach as he arrives in Tokyo to attend the opening ceremony of the pandemic-postponed Olympics, which is taking place under strict virus rules. IMAGES
International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach waves to reporters as he arrives at the Tokyo hotel where he will quarantine for three days, with just two weeks until the pandemic-postponed Games open. IMAGES
Tokyo, May 20 (EFE/EPA).- The president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) plans to finally land in Japan on July 12, less than two weeks before the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, the IOC announced overnight as it sought to reassure the event will be held safely.Bach was scheduled to visit the country in mid-May but his trip was postponed after the declaration of a state of emergency in the main Japanese regions due to a fourth wave of Covid-19.His visit will be part of "coordination operations" on the ground for the Games, which are scheduled to kick off on July 23, IOC Vice President John Coates said in a letter to Olympic officials from Lausanne on Wednesday.Coates also plans to travel to Tokyo on June 15 to finalize the details of the sporting event. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF 2020 OLYMPIC BANNERS LINING THE STREETS OF TOKYO, JAPAN.
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