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The technical director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, which has been postponed from last summer to next, Hishori Sasaki, resigned today, Thursday, due to his insulting comments against an actress in his country.
Sasaki announced his decision, after a report revealed, yesterday, Wednesday, a suggestion made by (Sasaki) in March 2020, according to which Naumbi Watanabe, a well-known fat comedian in Japan, who is very popular on social media, appears at the opening ceremony. As an “olympig” (“pig” in English), it wears pig ears.
Sasaki apologized in a statement from Watanabe, admitting that what he had said was inappropriate.
He said, “My suggestion is a great insult to Mrs. Naomi Watanabe … I deeply regret that from the bottom of my heart, and I deeply apologize to her and to everyone who bothered this issue.”
Watanabe said in a statement published by her agency that she was “surprised” by these comments.
“I am physically happy,” she stressed, calling for a world “people can respect” each other.
The Tokyo Olympics, which was scheduled for summer 2020, has been postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, to next summer between July 23 to August 8.
Source: AFP
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