(ANSA) - TOKYO, 11 FEB - The president of the Organizing Committee of the Tokyo Olympics, Yoshiro Mori, is ready to take action on his statements on the tendency of women "to talk excessively during meetings", judged to be non-existent on a global level.
The medianipponians anticipate this, indicating that the 83-year-old former premier with all probability will communicate his decision tomorrow, on the occasion of the extraordinary meeting of the board.
A debate that in the last 24 hours has become even more heated after the critical evaluations expressed by one of the main sponsors of the Games, Toyota, and the refusal of the Tokyo governor to participate in the 4-way meeting with the president of the International Olympic Committee (CIO), ThomasBach, this month. The same CIO - who had previously said to consider the affair closed with Mori's apologies, on Tuesday defined Mori's statements as 'absolutely inappropriate', taking note of the disappointment of the public and sportsmen. Yesterday Toyota chief Akio Toyoda said through a spokesperson that he considered Mori's words "unpleasant and certainly not in line with the values the car company believes in." The governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike, instead expressed her intention not to take part in the meeting on February 17 because she was convinced she would not obtain any results, adding that she was 'speechless' after Mori's remarks. Although he apologized, the number one on the organizing committee never mentioned the prospect of a resignation. To date, over 500 volunteers at the Olympics scheduled for this summer, have decided to withdraw from their participation in protest. (HANDLE).