Mr. Nikai "No special deep meaning" Remarks about refusing volunteers

　Tokyo Olympic Games , Paralympic Games Organizing Committee of Yoshiro Mori to the movement of the received volunteer declined the woman disdain remarks of the chairman, the Liberal Democratic Party of Toshihiro Nikai secretary general in the conference of 9 days, Once became a quiet calm ", the person who He explained that his remarks, such as "The thoughts of the people will change," said, "If we think calmly with each other, we will have calm thoughts again. There is no such special deep meaning."

　At the press conference on the 9th, Mr. Nikai said, "We have been gender equal and have been consistently educated since we were children. We are not men because we are women . We have great respect for women." Told. On the other hand, Mr. Mori's remarks were limited to saying, "It is not appropriate for the incumbent secretary-general to say anything about the person who served as Prime Minister and was the president of the party."

　At the press conference the day before, Mr. Nikai said that volunteers were declining one after another, "If you really want to stop, you have to recruit or add new volunteers again." .. He added, "Let's stop right away, even if it's a moment, we'll work together to finish it well."

Seiko Hashimoto, the Olympic minister, responded to 　Mr. Nikai's series of remarks at the House of Representatives Budget Committee on the 9th that it was "inappropriate." Regarding this answer, Mr. Nikai said, "I think you said it in the opinion of the minister, so there is no need to add commentary."

Source: https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASP293T6MP29UTFK00J.html