Name: 東京奧運會負責人為性別歧視言論 "道歉 (Tokyo Olympics head 'sorry' for sexist remarks)
Uploaded: 2021-02-05T18:31:52.000Z
Duration: 1 min 47 s

The head of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee apologized on Thursday for making sexist remarks about women.

東京奧運會組委會負責人週四為發表有關女性的性別歧視言論道歉。

There have been calls for Yoshiro Mori to step down after he said that female board members talked too much.

在森吉郎說女董事說話太多之後，有人要求他下臺。

The 83 year old made the comments at a Japanese Olympic Committee meeting this week.

這位83歲的老人在本週的日本奧委會會議上發表了上述言論。

According to a report in the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, The committee board currently has 24 members, five of whom are women.

根據《朝日新聞》的報道，該委員會董事會目前有24名成員，其中5名是女性。

It has set a target of increasing the number of female board directors to 40%.

它制定了將女性董事人數增加到40%的目標。

If we increase the number of female board members, we have to make sure their speaking time is restricted somewhat.

如果我們增加女性董事會成員的數量，我們必須確保她們的發言時間受到一定的限制。

They have difficulty finishing, which is annoying.

In a hastily called press conference on Thursday, the former Japanese prime minister said his comments were wrong but he remained defiant about his position.

在週四匆忙召開的新聞發佈會上，這位日本前首相表示，他的言論是錯誤的，但他仍然對自己的立場不置可否。

You know, really, you know, in regards to the comment I made at the Japanese Olympic Committee Board of Trustees meeting, I recognize it was an inappropriate comment against the Olympics on Paralympic spirit.

你知道，真的，你知道，關於我在日本奧委會理事會會議上的評論，我承認這是一個針對奧運會關於殘奧精神的不恰當的評論。

I regret it deeply, but uh huh stimulus e.

I've bean supportive and worked hard for seven years.

The saga is likely to alienate a Japanese public that's already wary about hosting the Games during the health crisis.

這個傳奇很可能會疏遠日本公眾，因為他們已經對在衛生危機期間舉辦奧運會持謹慎態度。

 A recent poll showed that 80% of the public thought it shouldn't go ahead as scheduled in July. 

最近的一項民調顯示，八成市民認為不應該在7月如期進行。