Yoshiro Mori said he has not considered stepping down, despite outrage over his remarks denigrating women for talking too much at meetings. ( read original story ...)
Head of Tokyo Games Won’t Resign After Statement About Women
Yoshiro Mori, the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, said on Thursday he would not resign despite pressure on him to do so after making derogatory comments earlier in the week about ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 chief pressed to resign after saying women talked too much at meetings
Yoshiro Mori, the head of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee, has conceded he may have to resign after making sexist remarks about “talkative” female sports administrators. Mori, a former ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics chief apologizes, but refuses to resign over sexist comments
Japan persistently trails its peers on promoting gender equality, ranking 121 out of 153 nations surveyed in the 2020 global gender gap report of the World Economic Forum. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics chief refuses to resign after saying women talk too much in meetings
The head of the Tokyo Olympics has caused outrage in Japan after saying that women should be limited in the time they are allowed to speak in meetings because they are too long-winded.Yoshiro Mori, 83 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan struggling to cope with virus surge as Olympics loom
Hospitals across Japan are struggling to cope with the country's worst surge in Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began. The Prime Minister has apologized for the government's insufficient medical ... ( read original story ...)
Wynn restates Japan interest, despite not chasing Yokohama
Casino operator Wynn Resorts Ltd has reiterated it is still interested in pursuing a casino licence in Japan, despite not taking part in Yokohama’s fresh request-for-proposal that was announced ... ( read original story ...)
Breaking back: Naomi Osaka finds comfort in shaky win at Gippsland Trophy
Getting your groove back after a shortened season is everyone's goal. Naomi Osaka is trying to find her gear one match at a time. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics chief says he may need to resign as furore grows over sexist comments
The president of the Tokyo Olympic organising committee said he may need to resign over comments he made about women if calls for him to do so strengthen, the Mainichi newspaper quoted him as saying ... ( read original story ...)
Head of Tokyo Olympics Faces Storm Over Comments About Women
Derogatory comments about women made earlier in the week by Yoshiro Mori, the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee and a former prime minister, could force him to resign. It's one more ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka: “I couldn’t ask for a better match to prepare myself”
Naomi talked about the nervousness she went through during the match and how it helped her during the match. She said: "Up to the middle of the second set it's like I was staying in the rear, I was ... ( read original story ...)
3 takeaways from the Tokyo Olympics ‘Playbook’
CBC Sports daily newsletter picks out the key points from the IOC's first document explaining how it'll pull off the Games this summer. ( read original story ...)
Global Vaccine Trust Rising, but France, Japan, Others Sceptical
But attitudes and confidence vary widely in the 15 countries covered in the survey, with France showing high levels of scepticism and some Asian countries showing declining trust in vaccines, while ... ( read original story ...)
Long-lost hanging scroll by Taikan Yokoyama finds a new home
SAPPORO--A long-lost hanging scroll by Taikan Yokoyama that was found in a private home will go on public display at the Hokkaido Prefectural Art Museum here from April. Yokoyama (1868-1958), a major ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics Chief Suggests Limits for Women at Meetings
Yoshiro Mori, a former prime minister of Japan, said regulating women’s speaking time was needed “or else we’ll never be able to finish.” ... ( read original story ...)
Britain, Japan reinforce defense, security cooperation
Deployment of Britain's carrier strike group to the Indo-Pacific area shows increased Britain-Japanese defense cooperation, the British defense secretary said. ( read original story ...)