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March 18, 2021 at 17:00 JST
Naomi Watanabe, left, at an event marking the start of the Tokyo Olympic ticket lottery in May 2019 in Tokyo’s Minato Ward (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The creative chief of the Opening and Closing ceremonies of the Tokyo Games on March 18 resigned for suggesting that a plus-size female entertainer dress up like a pig for an “Olympig” performance. [Read More]
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