森会長発言は「不適切」　東京五輪組織委

　東京五輪・パラリンピック組織委員会の森喜朗会長による女性蔑視と受け取れる発言への批判が続いていることを受け、組織委は７日、「森会長の発言は五輪・パラリンピックの精神に反する不適切なもの」との見解を発表した。声明文では「『多様性と調和』は東京大会の核となるビジョンの一つ。ジェンダーの平等は東京大会の基本的原則の一つ」と強調した。
　また組織委は「私どもは、改めてビジョンを再確認し、引き続き、人種、肌の色、性別、性的指向、言語、宗教、政治、障がいの有無などあらゆる面での違いを尊重し、たたえ、受け入れる大会を運営する」と訴え、理解を求めた。（2021/02/07-22:40）

The Tokyo Games organizing committee issued a statement Sunday saying that the controversial remarks about women made by its president, Yoshiro Mori, were "inappropriate" and also "contrary to the Olympic and Paralympic spirit."
   The statement titled "Tokyo 2020 and Gender Equality" said the games will pursue visions putting importance on unity in diversity, sustainability and recovery.
   The committee will continue the games operations "with the aim of improving a society, respecting, celebrating and embracing the variety of individuals and diversity," the statement also said.
   Mori has encountered a barrage of criticism as being sexist in and outside Japan after he said at a gathering on Wednesday: "Meetings of boards of directors with a lot of women take so much time. With a strong sense of rivalry, they rush to speak up after one person raise his or her hand."
   The Tokyo Games chief apologized to those who were offended by the remarks but ruled out resigning over the gaffe.