Tokyo: joked about the Holocaust, the director of the ceremony fired

2021-07-22T07:39:10.174Z

The announcement of the organizers on the eve of the opening of the games (ANSA) 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. This was announced by the organizers on the eve of the ceremony scheduled for tomorrow. "We have learned - the president of Tokyo 2020, Seiko Hashimoto told reporters - that in a past artistic performance" Kentaro Kobayashi "used disrespect