Tokyo 2020 outgoing chief Mori had a history of blunders, sexist remarks


FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori listens a question from a journalist at a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool/File Photo

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori, set to step down on Friday after making sexist comments about women, has a history of gaffes, blunders and sexist remarks, which marred his brief 2000-01 tenure as prime minister and political life.

Japanese media said on Thursday he was set to resign on Friday.

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