Gov. Koike won't attend Olympic meeting after Mori's sexist gaffe

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said Wednesday she will not attend a four-party meeting involving International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach planned for this month following controversial remarks about women by the head of the Tokyo Games organizing committee last week.As public anger over the comments by Yoshiro Mori shows no signs of abating, the leader of the ruling coalition's junior partner said Mori should consider the reaction from the IOC and general public before deciding whether to stay in his post.Although the IOC initially said Mori's apology closed the matter, it issued a fresh …READ FULL ARTICLE