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News Mori: women talk too much, and other gaffes

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Mr Mori, time to call it quits and enjoy those days of retirement!





"It was an inappropriate remark. I apologize," Mori said. But he said he would not be resigning from the post, saying he has a responsibility to hold a successful Games.
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Tokyo Olympic head Yoshiro Mori says he won't resign despite uproar over sexist remark

During an online meeting of JOC councilors Wednesday, Yoshiro Mori said women talk too much in meetings and suggested speaking time for women should be limited.
www.japantimes.co.jp
 
Was pretty surprised that the chief of tokyo olympics organizing committee said that. Time to retire for him!
 
This one made me smile , the good old days...hope it's readable.
 
thomas said:
Mr Mori, time to call it quits and enjoy those days of retirement!
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Davey said:
Was pretty surprised that the chief of tokyo olympics organizing committee said that. Time to retire for him!
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This is absolutely nothing new for Mori. He's a slow-witted bigot who has been putting his foot in his mouth, making an utter fool of himself in public, and failing upward since he was prime minister at the turn of the century (and before that).

Yoshirō Mori - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

There's zero reason to expect any better from him, or to expect him to show any sense of self-awareness or genuine remorse and a willingness to try to be better, as evidenced by his utterly embarrassing attempt at an press conference, where he belittled reporters and droned on and on with pathetic non-apologies and excuses. (Leading one to wonder if he realized the irony that he himself is the perfect example of a politician who talks too much while saying literally nothing at all of substance.)
 
My wife caught my eye when we went shooting. She wanted to try my big .44 magnum revolver and put all the shots dead on target and I knew then she was a keeper , LOL. She was born in England and a military brat. Her dad was a hard as nails top kick sergeant in the Black Watch (Ladies from Hell) for 30 years. His Scottish accent kept me always asking "what" ? Been married now 44 years , she takes no crap and gives no quarter as they say . Her comment when I showed her the newspaper article ..."Yeh , right , never gonna happen".
 
What I found interesting yesterday was how Mori's gaffe was reported on the NHK evening news, who are usually very pro-establishment and pro-Olympics. Although they often choose not to report or under-report obnoxious comments by the well connected or things that might embarrass Japan on the world stage, they went to town on Mori, reporting critical comments from many people, as well as Japan's woeful record on gender equality (quoting the figure of 121st out of 153 countries in an international survey). They even reported the criticism that the IOC made of the members of the JOC for either laughing or staying silent when Mori made his comment, i.e., NHK reported a criticism of how Japanese people normally behave in such situations! (and how much better the country would be if people did speak up more often!) I suspect that it has been decided that Mori is a too big liability and that the media have been given permission to pile on. I wouldn't be surprised if he resigned in a few days.
 
If it was a strictly "internal affair", it could have been easily swept under the rug (see Aso's past sexist and racist remarks). Playing on a more international stage though, Mori has become untenable as a Japanese representative.

I agree: after a weekend of contemplation he will probably be resigning next week for health reasons.
 
Interesting to see that people show action against it and not just let it go this time, indeed the news coverage as well:

Tokyo Games volunteers pulling out after committee chief Mori's sexist remarks - The Mainichi

TOKYO -- A growing number of people appear to be turning away from volunteering for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in part of the wider fallout from
mainichi.jp

Japan rugby female director fires back at Tokyo Olympic chief - The Mainichi

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Mayumi Taniguchi, one of the Japan Rugby Football Union's five female board members, called Tokyo Olympic chief Yoshiro Mori's remark
mainichi.jp

 
There's an online petition for Mori's resignation.

Sign the Petition

Please address Chairman Mori's remark and take measures to not tolerate such behaviors
www.change.org

Funny to see those numbers increase by the second.
 
It is heartening to see the size of the backlash and for a Japanese celebrity to make a stand - normally they are too beholden to their agencies to make such comments.
 
Thanks, Davey, that was amusing. Mr Mori's family seems to be divided, too.


Meanwhile, almost 118,000 people have signed the petition (see above).

And no silence in sight:

#dontbesilent
#genderequality
#男女平等

Embassy tweets backing gender equality spread after Mori's remarks

A number of European embassies in Japan have tweeted pictures of staff raising their hands under the hashtags "dontbesilent" and "genderequality" following recent sexist remarks by Tokyo Olympic chief Yoshiro Mori, with the reaction going viral on Japanese social media.
english.kyodonews.net

 
Nikkei published an interesting commentary by William Pesek, author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades.":

Japanese women shocked to learn it is still 1950

Yoshiro Mori's history of sexist remarks boggles the modern mind
asia.nikkei.com

It is really disheartening to see how low Japan is ranking in terms of gender equality.



Mr Suga called Mr Mori's gaffe and non-apology "not in line with Japan's national interests" but when asked whether Mr Mori should resign he played the ball into the court of the JOC committee. It was not up to him to decide that matter. How convenient.

Yesterday, some 400 Olympic volunteers quit following Mr Mori's sexist remarks. The reaction of LDP general secretary Nikai:

"Once these volunteers calm down, they will change their mind."

二階幹事長、ボランティア辞退は「瞬間的」　五輪巡り：朝日新聞

東京五輪・パラリンピック大会組織委員会の森喜朗会長の女性蔑視発言を受けたボランティア辞退の動きについて、自民党の二階俊博幹事長は8日の記者会見で、「瞬間的」としつつ、「落ち着いて静かになったら、その…
www.asahi.com
 
While I agree that gender equality is much lower in Japan than many other countries I do see some improvement. For example 30 years ago I could not imagine a female governer of Tokyo. I actually do see more women in management postitions. That said I'd still mostly agree with the overally ranking putting Japan low, no argument with that. Maybe it is 1955 now?
 
thomas said:
Yesterday, some 400 Olympic volunteers quit following Mr Mori's sexist remarks. The reaction of LDP general secretary Nikai:

"Once these volunteers calm down, they will change their mind."
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This comment may well add fuel to the fire.
 
Yes, he really should just quiet down.

Also keep in mind there are about 80,000 volunteers so this is not even 1%.

Another problem they have is buyers of the olympic village apartments have a 2024 move in date.

I just think they are throwing good money after bad at this point.
 
I applaud Mr Mori's resignation.

As for the Olympics:


Tokyo 2020 - Organising Committee

Discover what goes into hosting the largest sporting celebration – the Olympic Games. Find the latest news, host elections, Olympic legacy and more.
www.olympic.org

No cancellation planned so far.
 
salyavin said:
Have you seen the official twitter account for the olympics changed to promoting the winter olympics? Not sure how to interpret that at the moment. https://twitter.com/olympics
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Fascinating! Scrolled down a long way and not a word on Tokyo!

mdchachi- can't help feeling a bit smug about my prediction!
 
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