FOCUS: Furor over Tokyo Olympics chief's sexism proved too big to defuse

The global uproar over Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori's remarks accusing women of talking too much proved too big in the end to be defused with an apology.Mori, 83, tried to draw a line in the sand last week by retracting what he called his "inappropriate remarks," but critics were not impressed and neither were Olympic sponsors, who expressed growing concern.His departure, announced Friday, comes less than six months before the start of the Tokyo Olympics, potentially impacting preparations.The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee did not initially expect the former Japanese prime ministe…READ FULL ARTICLE