Seiko Hashimoto takes over as Tokyo Olympic president
Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organizing Committee attends a press conference following the Tokyo 2020 Executive Board meeting on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Former Olympian Hashimoto was named president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee after a meeting of its executive board, which is 80% male. She replaces 83-year-old Yoshiro Mori, a former Japanese prime minister who was forced to resign last week after making sexist comments about women. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)

Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organizing Committee attends a press conference following the Tokyo 2020 Executive Board meeting on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Former Olympian Hashimoto was named president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee after a meeting of its executive board, which is 80% male. She replaces 83-year-old Yoshiro Mori, a former Japanese prime minister who was forced to resign last week after making sexist comments about women. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)

Feb. 18, 2021 05:32 AM EST
Japan's Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto speaks during a press conference at the cabinet office in Tokyo, on Sept. 19, 2019. Japan's Kyodo news agency, citing a source “familiar with the matter,” said Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, a selection committee will ask Hashimoto to become the new president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee. Hashimoto, who could be named this week, would replace Yoshiro Mori who was forced to resign last week after he made demeaning comments about women — basically saying they talk too much.(Kyodo News via AP)

Japan's Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto speaks during a press conference at the cabinet office in Tokyo, on Sept. 19, 2019. Japan's Kyodo news agency, citing a source “familiar with the matter,” said Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, a selection committee will ask Hashimoto to become the new president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee. Hashimoto, who could be named this week, would replace Yoshiro Mori who was forced to resign last week after he made demeaning comments about women — basically saying they talk too much.(Kyodo News via AP)

Feb. 17, 2021 07:01 AM EST
Japan's Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto delivers a speech at a beginning of a meeting on the preparation or the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, at the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters in Tokyo Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan's Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto delivers a speech at a beginning of a meeting on the preparation or the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, at the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters in Tokyo Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP)

Feb. 02, 2021 03:45 AM EST
Seiko Hashimoto, center, president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organizing Committee speaks during a press conference following the Tokyo 2020 Executive Board meeting on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Former Olympian Hashimoto was named president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee after a meeting of its executive board, which is 80% male. She replaces 83-year-old Yoshiro Mori, a former Japanese prime minister who was forced to resign last week after making sexist comments about women. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)

Seiko Hashimoto, center, president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organizing Committee speaks during a press conference following the Tokyo 2020 Executive Board meeting on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Former Olympian Hashimoto was named president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee after a meeting of its executive board, which is 80% male. She replaces 83-year-old Yoshiro Mori, a former Japanese prime minister who was forced to resign last week after making sexist comments about women. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)

Feb. 18, 2021 05:38 AM EST
Japan's Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto wearing a face mask heads toward the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. Hashimoto appeared in seven Olympics - four Winter Olympics and three Summer Olympics. According to historian Dr. Bill Mallon, her seven appearances is the most by any “multi-season” athlete in the games. Hashimoto made even more history on Thursday in Japan, where women are still rare in the boardrooms and positions of political power. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan's Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto wearing a face mask heads toward the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. Hashimoto appeared in seven Olympics - four Winter Olympics and three Summer Olympics. According to historian Dr. Bill Mallon, her seven appearances is the most by any “multi-season” athlete in the games. Hashimoto made even more history on Thursday in Japan, where women are still rare in the boardrooms and positions of political power. (Kyodo News via AP)

Feb. 18, 2021 02:22 AM EST
Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organizing Committee attends a press conference following the Tokyo 2020 Executive Board meeting on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)

Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organizing Committee attends a press conference following the Tokyo 2020 Executive Board meeting on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)

Feb. 18, 2021 05:42 AM EST
Japan's Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto, center, is surrounded by reporters at the Lower House in Tokyo, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Japan's Kyodo news agency, citing a source “familiar with the matter,” said Wednesday, a selection committee will ask Hashimoto to become the new president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee. Hashimoto, who could be named this week, would replace Yoshiro Mori who was forced to resign last week after he made demeaning comments about women — basically saying they talk too much.(Meika Fujio/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan's Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto, center, is surrounded by reporters at the Lower House in Tokyo, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Japan's Kyodo news agency, citing a source “familiar with the matter,” said Wednesday, a selection committee will ask Hashimoto to become the new president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee. Hashimoto, who could be named this week, would replace Yoshiro Mori who was forced to resign last week after he made demeaning comments about women — basically saying they talk too much.(Meika Fujio/Kyodo News via AP)

Feb. 17, 2021 07:51 AM EST
Japan's Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto wearing a face mask heads toward the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. Hashimoto appeared in seven Olympics - four Winter Olympics and three Summer Olympics. According to historian Dr. Bill Mallon, her seven appearances is the most by any “multi-season” athlete in the games. Hashimoto made even more history on Thursday in Japan, where women are still rare in the boardrooms and positions of political power. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan's Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto wearing a face mask heads toward the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. Hashimoto appeared in seven Olympics - four Winter Olympics and three Summer Olympics. According to historian Dr. Bill Mallon, her seven appearances is the most by any “multi-season” athlete in the games. Hashimoto made even more history on Thursday in Japan, where women are still rare in the boardrooms and positions of political power. (Kyodo News via AP)

Feb. 18, 2021 02:21 AM EST
Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organizing Committee, speaks during a press conference following the Tokyo 2020 Executive Board meeting in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)

Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organizing Committee, speaks during a press conference following the Tokyo 2020 Executive Board meeting in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)

Feb. 18, 2021 05:35 AM EST
FILE -In this Sept. 24, 2020, file photo, then Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee President Yoshiro Mori, left, talks with Minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Seiko Hashimoto after opening remarks session of an on-line meeting focused on how to pull off the delayed Tokyo Games, in Tokyo. Japan's Kyodo news agency, citing a source “familiar with the matter,” said Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, a selection committee will ask Hashimoto to become the new president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee. Hashimoto, who could be named this week, would replace Mori who was forced to resign last week after he made demeaning comments about women — basically saying they talk too much.(Du Xiaoyi/Pool Photo via AP, File)

FILE -In this Sept. 24, 2020, file photo, then Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee President Yoshiro Mori, left, talks with Minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Seiko Hashimoto after opening remarks session of an on-line meeting focused on how to pull off the delayed Tokyo Games, in Tokyo. Japan's Kyodo news agency, citing a source “familiar with the matter,” said Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, a selection committee will ask Hashimoto to become the new president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee. Hashimoto, who could be named this week, would replace Mori who was forced to resign last week after he made demeaning comments about women — basically saying they talk too much.(Du Xiaoyi/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Feb. 17, 2021 07:04 AM EST