The angry voices of citizens were heard against Yoshiro Mori (83), chairman of the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, who made a statement at the extraordinary meeting of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) council on the 3rd. It happened. the Internet. Since his remarks, a series of campaigns have been launched on the signature site “Change.org” to avoid repeating similar comments and to renounce it. At 9:30 p.m. on the 5th, 85,681 strokes were agreed with only the six main ones.

More than 84,200 brushstrokes in 24 hours for “Disdainful remarks from women ‘Meetings for women take time’ to consider President Yoshiro Mori’s treatment and prevent recurrence. #Gender equality as a legacy” released the night of 4 No support for. In response to an interview on the afternoon of the 4th, Mr. Mori, who withdrew his comments and apologized, said: “I understand / you do not seem to be trying to understand the cause that is pointed out as true ‘discrimination’.” In addition, it seems that the JOC, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the government and the Organizing Committee supported each other in considering treatment, implementing measures to prevent recidivism, achieving 40% of female directors and requesting specific improvement measures. Celebrities such as musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, singer KOM_I, and essayist Keiko Kojima were also among the supporters.

One of the callers, Kazuna Yamamoto, said: “10 or 20 years later, I stood up to prevent the next generation from carrying the same ‘mistakes’ and ‘discriminatory comments.’ Tolerant of discrimination for decades. We will stab society that was the objective, and to look for a plan of prevention of recurrences that does not end in words through signature activities ”.