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Tokyo: Holocaust joked, sacked ceremony director

2021-07-22T05:24:27.997Z


The artistic director of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, Kentaro Kobayashi, was fired from his post due to a Holocaust joke that dates back several years. (HANDLE)


(ANSA) - TOKYO, 22 JUL - The artistic director of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, Kentaro Kobayashi, has been fired from his post due to a Holocaust story that dates back to several years ago. The organizers announced this on the eve of the ceremony scheduled for tomorrow.


    "We learned that - Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto told reporters - in a past artistic performance" Kentaro Kobayashi "used disrespectful language on a tragic historical fact". (HANDLE).


Source: ansa

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