Hashimoto Appointed as New Chairman of Tokyo Olympics

[Asia Economy Reporter Yujin Cho] Seiko Hashimoto, Japan's Minister in charge of the Olympics, will be elected as the chairman of the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee on the 18th.

The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee held a board meeting on the same day and approved Minister Hashimoto as the successor to former chairman Yoshir? Mori.

Yoshir? Mori, who led the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee since 2014, resigned on the 12th after causing a major controversy by making a misogynistic remark that "a board with many women takes a long time."

Earlier, the candidate review committee established by the organizing committee to select the next chairman requested Minister Hashimoto to assume the chairmanship, and Minister Hashimoto expressed her acceptance.

Minister Hashimoto is a former national representative athlete in speed skating and cycling, having participated in seven Olympic Games from 1984 to 1996.

She was elected to the House of Councillors in 1995 and has been serving as the Minister in charge of the Olympics since September 2019.

Kyodo News reported that Prime Minister Suga has decided to appoint Tamayo Marukawa, a member of the House of Councillors, as the next Minister in charge of the Olympics.

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