Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee, speaks during a media tour at the Olympic and ...

TOKYO — Yoshiro Mori has resigned as the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee after sexist comments made last week in which he said women “talk too much.” “As of today I will resign ...

The Japanese Olympic Committee has designated six staff members in Milan and a further 16 in Tokyo to scour social media 24 hours a day.

TOKYO (AP) — Seiko Hashimoto has been elected president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman to head the body. She is a former Olympian and was elected late Thursday to replace ...