Will you wipe out Mori’s’Gender Discrimination Remark’? Japan even rises to broom protesters

Responsibility for saying’deprecating women’ and demanding to withdraw
Pointed out that “the deep-rooted discrimination in Japanese society has been revealed”
Concern about sponsor company’boycott’.. Organizing committee meeting on the 12th

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Yoshiro Mori, chairman of the Tokyo Olympics Organizing Committee, is closing his eyes after attending an apology press conference on the 4th. [AP=연합뉴스]

– On this day, some citizens had brooms in their hands. In response to Chairman Mori’s remarks at an apology press conference on the 4th, “If I’m a large-sized garbage, can I wipe it away?”

There is a growing voice calling for Mori to take responsibility for gender discrimination and to withdraw from the chairman of the Olympic Organizing Committee. More than 140,000 people participated in the online signing campaign by 5 pm on the 9th. About 390 of those who applied to volunteer at the Tokyo Olympics protested the comments of Chairman Mori and informed them of their resignation, Japanese media such as Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported on the 9th.

Two of the Olympic torch relay runners also resigned because of President Mori’s comments. About 350 phone calls and 4,200 e-mails arrived at the organizing committee in the last five days, of which 90% were protests and opinions against Chairman Mori’s remarks, Kyodo News said.

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On the 7th, Japanese citizens hold brooms and hold a demonstration demanding the resignation of the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee Chairman Yoshiro Mori. [아사히TV 화면캡처]

– The big impact of Chairman Mori’s remarks is because of the judgment that this incident revealed deep-rooted sex discrimination in Japanese society, not a’one-time mistake’ by one person. Those who led the online signing wrote, “(Chairman Mori’s remarks) are unacceptable for prejudice, contempt, and discrimination against women, contrary to the obligations of countries around the world, including Japan, to promote gender equality.”

A 46-year-old man, Nakanishi Hiroaki, chairman of Japan’s Federation of Economic Organizations, also said at a press conference on the 8th, “To be honest, Japanese society seems to have such a true intention. He said, “It is Japan’s task to consider diversity.”

Liberal Democratic Party faction politics behind’Mori advocate’

– Public opinion is worsening, but politicians are showing a passive attitude toward Mori’s resignation. Toshihiro Nikai, executive secretary of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, expressed his support for Chairman Mori at a press conference the day before, saying, “I hope you will meet the expectations of the people around you and make it clear.”

81-year-old secretary Nikai criticized the volunteers’ resignation as “immediate,” and said, “If you want to resign no matter what, you can recruit new volunteers,” causing another controversy. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga was also asked about the resignation of Chairman Mori and said, “It is a matter for the organizing committee to decide.”

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Online signing site protesting Chairman Mori’s remarks against women. [사진 change.org 캡처]

– On the 9th, the Tokyo newspaper interpreted that behind the politician’s “surrounding of Chairman Mori,” there is a background that Chairman Mori is the “former prime minister” who led the “Hosoda wave”, the largest faction in the LDP. Despite retiring from the politics ten years ago, no one has been able to say “Resign” as the party’s influence is still large.

Sponsor companies worry about’boycott’

– However, the voice calling for Chairman Mori to resign is unlikely to subside. What the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee fears is the departure of Olympic sponsor companies. Sponsor companies are affirmed that this situation will spread as a’boycott’ for their products.

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On the 13th of last month, in Tokyo, Japan, a citizen wearing a mask is passing in front of an Olympic sculpture. [로이터=연합뉴스]

– Accordingly, on the 9th, sponsor companies also announced their positions one after another. Asahi Beer pointed out that “Chairman Mori’s remarks are wrong and unfortunate in the light of the spirit of the Olympic and Paralympic Games aiming for gender equality.” Japan Life Insurance said, “We are very sorry for this remark,” and said, “We will convey this effect to the organizing committee.”

As the controversy spread, the organizing committee decided to hold a joint meeting with directors and councilors on the 12th to discuss ways to respond to President Mori’s remarks.

Tokyo = Correspondent Lee Young-hee [email protected]

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