Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefJapan has appointed prominent female politician Hashimoto Seiko to head the country’s Olympic Games organizing committee.
She takes the place of Mori Yoshiro, who resigned last week after a rare outcry against his earlier sexist comments.Hashimoto resigned her cabinet position as both minister for the Olympics and minister for female empowerment and gender equality.
She is replaced in both roles by Marukawa Tamayo, another well-connected female politician.Hashimoto is a well-known former skater who has represented Japan at multiple Olympic Games.
At 56, she is also a generation younger than the 83-year-old former prime minister Mori.“It is my mission to host the games by prioritizing safety for both.
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