Japanese comedian declines to be Olympic torchbearer over Mori's remarks

A Japanese comedian has decided not to take part in this year's Olympic torch relay, saying remarks by the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee to hold the Summer Games in any state of the coronavirus pandemic are "incomprehensible."Atsushi Tamura of the comedy duo "London Boots Ichigo Nigo (No. 1, No. 2)" and who had been chosen to be a torchbearer in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture in central Japan, took issue with Yoshiro Mori's stance in a post Wednesday on YouTube.Tamura also urged Mori to step down as head of Japan's Olympic organizing body in another video posted Thursday af…READ FULL ARTICLE