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Even if the anger of the public opinion grows by the contempt for women of the president of the Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games of Tokyo, Yoshiro Mori (83), the executives of the organization will remain and there will be no voice of the administration to give up. While you admit that your comments are a problem, why is Mr. Mori “difficult to replace with other people” (Secretary General of the House of Councilors Hiroshige Seko of the Liberal Democratic Party)? (Akihiro Ikushima, Masanori Moriai)
Yoshiro Mori, Chairman of the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, will give a press conference on the 4th in Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
◆ Presence after the resignation of the prime minister
Mori, who has been elected to the House of Representatives 14 times, has not run for the House of Representatives elections in 2012 and has retired from politics for nearly 10 years. He still retains his influence, however, centered on the “Seiwa Policy Study Group (Seiwaken)” faction of the Liberal Democratic Party that he once led. Even if Mr. Mori complains, the resignation theory is not spread, and the PLD says: “It is not easy to order a great senior who has led the political world” (middle level).
During his time as a member of the Diet, Mori served as the PLD’s secretary general, political president, and president of general affairs, and became prime minister in April 2000. Since then, he has been pointed out that he has a habit of committing mistakes, and although he has been in office for about a year, he rather showed his presence after resigning. After Mr. Mori, three Seiwa Lab Prime Ministers, Junichiro Koizumi, Shinzo Abe, and Yasuo Fukuda were born, and their tenure has spanned more than 15 years.
At first, he played the role of Mr. Koizumi’s “guardian” as chairman of the largest faction, and used his personal connections to dazzle the party and support the administration. Although he was no longer a member of parliament when Abe’s second administration was inaugurated, he took over as chair of the organizing committee and met with former Russian president Vladimir Putin on the issue of the Northern Territories. The position as a literary tribe that served as a former Minister of Education lives on.
It is said that the reason he gave up his old home in Tokyo was to raise funds to support the members of the faction, and it is said to be an episode that impresses with “good care”. Koichi Hagiuda, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and Seiko Hashimoto, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of the Suga Cabinet, who support the continued investment of Mr. Mori, also belonged to the Seiwa Lab and have been watching since I was young.
A seasoned Liberal Democratic Party minister noted that Mori’s continued pitches “have great coordination and personal connections. So far there may be achievements.”
◆ Contribution to the “Adjustable” invitation
The reaction from the sports world is also slow. Yasuhiro Yamashita, president of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC), said on the 5th: “I know there are various opinions, but I would like you to complete it to the end.”
Mr. Mori has a great influence in the world of Japanese sports. “Because I’m the former prime minister. I have a track record. Can you say something to that person?” A JOC councilor who has been a friend for more than 20 years said so. Since 2005, he has been the first former prime minister to become president of the Japan Sports Association (now the Japan Sports Association), for three terms and six years. As president of the Japan Rugby Union, he managed to invite the 19th Rugby World Cup Japan Tournament and many people said, “Because Mr. Mori was there.”
He took the lead in the bid for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. He persuaded Governor Shintaro Ishihara, who was unable to run for the 2016 Olympics and was reluctant to run for 20 years. In the bidding activity, he made full use of his extensive network of contacts to create an “all Japan” system that connects not only the world of sports but also various fields of government and government assets. He also pushed abroad on his own route and gained support for Tokyo.
A former JOC executive said: “I have a passion for sports, and I am very attentive to athletes and their environment. He looks like the skin of a boss, but he is also good at adapting.”
An executive of a sports organization who interacts with Mr. Mori resents: “I don’t think that statement is allowed.” On the other hand, challenges such as the torch relay, spectator presence, and tournament simplification will be avoided as the ruin of the crown continues. Cooperation with various fields of government and government assets, local governments, the world of sport and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is indispensable. “Who else has a good face other than Mr. Mori? It’s hard to say ‘quit’ the world of sports because there are no human resources.”
