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FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2020, file photo, visitor wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks by the logo of Toyota Motor Corp. at its showroom in Tokyo. Toyota won't be airing any Olympic-themed advertisements on Japanese TV during the Tokyo Games despite being one of the IOC's top corporate sponsors. The unusual decision by the country's top automaker underlines how polarizing the Games have become in Japan as COVID-19 infections rise ahead of the July 23, 2021, opening ceremony.(AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)
Olympic sponsor Toyota pulls Games-related TV ads in Japan

By Yuri Kageyama Jul. 19, 2021 04:02 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2014, file photo, former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori answers a reporter's question at a press conference in Tokyo as Mori was officially appointed head of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic organizing committee. Mori resigned Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 as the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee following sexist comments implying women talk too much. (AP photo/Junji Kurokawa, File)
Mori is gone but gender issues remain for Tokyo Olympics

By Stephen Wade Feb. 11, 2021 09:37 PM EST

Yoshiro Mori, the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, closes his eyes during a news conference in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. (Kim Kyung-hoon/Pool Photo via AP)
Reports: Mori to resign Tokyo Olympics over sexist remarks

By Stephen Wade Feb. 10, 2021 10:56 PM EST