Saturday, May 28, 2022
manilastandard.net
ADVERTISEMENT
  • About
  • News
    • Top Stories
    • National
    • World News
    • Pinoy Abroad
    • Features
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Columns
    • Soundbytes
  • LGUs
    • NCR
    • Luzon
    • Visayas
    • Mindanao
  • Business
    • Corporate
    • Economy & Trade
    • Stocks
    • Money
    • Agri & Mining
    • Power & Tech
    • IT & Telecom
  • Sports
    • Basketball
    • Volleyball
    • Fightsports
    • Active
    • Sports Plus
    • One Championship
    • Columns
  • Entertainment
    • TV & Movies
    • Celebrity Profiles
    • Music & Concerts
    • Digital Media
    • Columns
  • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Culture & Media
    • Fashion
    • Health and Home
    • Leisure
    • Shopping
    • Columns
  • Others
    • Pets
    • Pop.Life
      • Newsmakers
      • Hangouts
      • A-Pop
      • Post Its
      • Performances
      • Malls & Bazaars
      • Hobbies & Collections
    • Technology
      • Gadgets
      • Computers
      • Business
      • Tech Plus
    • MS ON THE ROAD
      • Sedan
      • SUV
      • Truck
      • Bike
      • Accessories
      • Motoring Plus
      • Commuter’s Corner
    • Home & Design
      • Residential
      • Commercial
      • Construction
      • Interior
    • Spotlight
    • Gallery
      • Photos
      • Videos
    • Events
      • Seminars
      • Exhibits
      • Community
    • Biyahero
      • Travel Features
      • Travel Reels
      • Travel Logs
  • Advertise with Us
No Result
View All Result
  • About
  • News
    • Top Stories
    • National
    • World News
    • Pinoy Abroad
    • Features
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Columns
    • Soundbytes
  • LGUs
    • NCR
    • Luzon
    • Visayas
    • Mindanao
  • Business
    • Corporate
    • Economy & Trade
    • Stocks
    • Money
    • Agri & Mining
    • Power & Tech
    • IT & Telecom
  • Sports
    • Basketball
    • Volleyball
    • Fightsports
    • Active
    • Sports Plus
    • One Championship
    • Columns
  • Entertainment
    • TV & Movies
    • Celebrity Profiles
    • Music & Concerts
    • Digital Media
    • Columns
  • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Culture & Media
    • Fashion
    • Health and Home
    • Leisure
    • Shopping
    • Columns
  • Others
    • Pets
    • Pop.Life
      • Newsmakers
      • Hangouts
      • A-Pop
      • Post Its
      • Performances
      • Malls & Bazaars
      • Hobbies & Collections
    • Technology
      • Gadgets
      • Computers
      • Business
      • Tech Plus
    • MS ON THE ROAD
      • Sedan
      • SUV
      • Truck
      • Bike
      • Accessories
      • Motoring Plus
      • Commuter’s Corner
    • Home & Design
      • Residential
      • Commercial
      • Construction
      • Interior
    • Spotlight
    • Gallery
      • Photos
      • Videos
    • Events
      • Seminars
      • Exhibits
      • Community
    • Biyahero
      • Travel Features
      • Travel Reels
      • Travel Logs
  • Advertise with Us
No Result
View All Result
manilastandard.net
No Result
View All Result
Home News World News

Games’ ceremony director fired over ‘joke’

AFPbyAFP
July 23, 2021, 2:15 am
in World News
Reading Time: 2 mins read
A A
72
SHARES
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Email

The show director for the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony has been fired on the eve of the event over a decades-old skit referencing the Holocaust, in the latest blow for organisers of the pandemic-delayed Games.

Kentaro Kobayashi’s comments in a video of a comedy sketch from 1998 emerged online overnight and sparked shock from some in Japan.

“It came to light that during a past performance, (he) used language that mocked a tragic fact of history,” Tokyo 2020 chief Seiko Hashimoto told reporters.

“The organizing committee has decided to relieve Kobayashi of his post,” she added.

ADVERTISEMENT

In the sketch, Kobayashi and a comedy partner pretend to be a pair of famous children’s TV entertainers.

As they brainstorm an activity involving paper, Kobayashi refers to some paper doll cutouts, describing them as “the ones from that time you said ‘Let’s play the Holocaust,’” sparking laughter from the audience.

The pair then joke about how a television producer was angered by the suggestion of a Holocaust activity.

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga called the content of the sketch “outrageous” and “totally unacceptable.”

When asked about the fate of the opening ceremony, however, he told reporters: “I think it should be carried out as scheduled.”

In a statement, Kobayashi apologized, describing the skit as containing “extremely inappropriate” lines.

“It was from a time when I was not able to get laughs the way I wanted, and I believe I was trying to grab people’s attention in a shallow-minded way.”

Kobayashi, a well known figure in theatre in Japan, is the latest member of the opening ceremony team to depart in disgrace.

The creative director for the opening and closing ceremonies, Hiroshi Sasaki, resigned in March after suggesting a plus-size female comedian appear as a pig. 

And on Monday, a composer for the ceremony stepped down following an outcry over old interviews in which he described abusing disabled schoolmates.

A four-minute musical piece he composed was removed from the ceremony, but organizers left it unclear Thursday how Kobayashi’s firing might affect the event.

“We’re still considering how to hold the opening ceremony tomorrow,” Hashimoto said. “I want to reach a conclusion as quickly as possible.”

Details of the opening ceremony have been kept under wraps, and strict coronavirus rules mean only around 950 people will be in the stands of the 68,000-capacity Olympic Stadium for the extravaganza.

Tokyo 2020 has been plagued by a series of gaffes and missteps by Olympic officials, including Hashimoto’s predecessor Yoshiro Mori, who resigned after claiming women speak too much in meetings. 

Tags: Kentaro KobayashSeiko HashimotoTokyo OlympicsYoshihide Suga
ADVERTISEMENT
AFP

AFP

Related Posts

Biden takes calculated risk on gun control with backseat approach

byAFP
May 28, 2022, 11:30 am
0
134
Biden takes calculated risk on gun control with backseat approach

Joe Biden the consoler-in-chief will no doubt find exactly the right message on Sunday as he visits Texas to meet...

Read more

Don’t blame the gun: NRA supporters react to Uvalde massacre

byAFP
May 28, 2022, 9:43 am
0
143
Don’t blame the gun: NRA supporters react to Uvalde massacre

Keith Jehlen says the shooting at a Texas elementary school makes him "sick," but that "you can't blame the gun"...

Read more

‘Breaks my heart’ to see Becker in prison, says Djokovic

byAFP
May 28, 2022, 9:34 am
0
199
Djokovic returns to Monte Carlo as Alcaraz waits to pounce

Novak Djokovic said Friday "it breaks my heart" to see former coach Boris Becker in prison over charges relating to...

Read more

Russia moves on key city amid Ukraine church schism

byAFP
May 28, 2022, 9:28 am
0
143
Russia moves on key city amid Ukraine church schism

Russian troops were approaching the strategic city of Severodonetsk on Friday in a relentless offensive to control Ukraine's eastern Donbas...

Read more

Australia: Shun China security deals

byAFP
May 27, 2022, 6:50 pm
0
143
Southwoods nails Seniors’ Fil golf crown

Australia urged South Pacific nations to spurn China’s attempts to extend its security reach across the region Friday, seeking to...

Read more

Zelensky accuses Russia of ‘genocide’ in Donbas

byAFP
May 27, 2022, 6:45 pm
0
141
Ukraine warns only diplomacy can end war

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of carrying out a “genocide” in the eastern region of Donbas, where the city...

Read more

Stories you may like

  • Ex-Naga dad links Leni’s brother-in-law to illegal drugs

    Ex-Naga dad links Leni’s brother-in-law to illegal drugs

    36098 shares
    Share 14439 Tweet 9025
  • Of course, it was BBM’s project

    30447 shares
    Share 12179 Tweet 7612
  • INC endorses BBM, Sara

    28702 shares
    Share 11481 Tweet 7176
  • Duterte’s seven biggest achievements

    19453 shares
    Share 7781 Tweet 4863
  • Marcos leads SWS survey on presidentiables at 50%

    13549 shares
    Share 5420 Tweet 3387

Print Edition

View More

Recent Posts

  • Biden takes calculated risk on gun control with backseat approach
  • NTC intensifies drive vs fake job text scams
  • Don’t blame the gun: NRA supporters react to Uvalde massacre
  • ‘Breaks my heart’ to see Becker in prison, says Djokovic
  • Russia moves on key city amid Ukraine church schism
  • JACKSTONES, INC.: Notice of 2022 Annual Stockholders’ Meeting
  • Sneakers for Makati : AB4.0
  • WHO may end COVID crisis

Advertisement

Latest News

JACKSTONES, INC.: Notice of 2022 Annual Stockholders’ Meeting

byManila Standard
May 28, 2022, 6:30 am
0
133
JACKSTONES, INC.: Notice of 2022 Annual Stockholders’ Meeting

Read more

Sneakers for Makati : AB4.0

byManila Standard
May 28, 2022, 1:50 am
0
842
Sneakers for Makati : AB4.0

Read more

WHO may end COVID crisis

byVito Barceloand2 others
May 28, 2022, 1:40 am
0
256
WHO says over 100 attacks confirmed on healthcare in Ukraine

But says dropping its emergency status doesn't mean pandemic is over The World Health Organization (WHO) is working to declare...

Read more

SC upholds graft conviction of whistleblower Jun Lozada

byRey E. Requejo
May 28, 2022, 1:30 am
0
414
SC affirms sentence on Polish over shabu

The whistleblower in the ZTE corruption scandal during the Arroyo administration, Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada, is heading for prison after the...

Read more

China sets SCS drills amid regional tensions

byAFP
May 28, 2022, 1:20 am
0
182
Vax wastage, infection surge feared in Odette-hit areas

China will hold naval exercises in the South China Sea on Saturday despite warnings from the West against raising tensions...

Read more

Advertisement

ADVERTISEMENT
Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube

ABOUT US

Manila Standard

Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.

Digital Edition

In tone and content, the online edition mirrors the editorial thrust of the newspaper. While hewing to the traditional precepts of fairness and objectivity, MS believes the news of the day need not be staid, overly long or dry. Stories are succinct, readable and written in a lively style that has become a hallmark of the newspaper.

Download – Today’s Paper

Search

No Result
View All Result

6th Floor Universal Re Bldg., 106 Paseo De Roxas cor. Perea Street, Legaspi Village, 1226 Makati City Philippines

Trunklines: 832-5554, 832-5556, 832-5558

© 2021 Manila Standard - Designed and Developed by Neitiviti Studios.

No Result
View All Result
  • About
  • News
    • Top Stories
    • National
    • World News
    • Pinoy Abroad
    • Features
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Columns
    • Soundbytes
  • LGUs
    • NCR
    • Luzon
    • Visayas
    • Mindanao
  • Business
    • Corporate
    • Economy & Trade
    • Stocks
    • Money
    • Agri & Mining
    • Power & Tech
    • IT & Telecom
  • Sports
    • Basketball
    • Volleyball
    • Fightsports
    • Active
    • Sports Plus
    • One Championship
    • Columns
  • Entertainment
    • TV & Movies
    • Celebrity Profiles
    • Music & Concerts
    • Digital Media
    • Columns
  • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Culture & Media
    • Fashion
    • Health and Home
    • Leisure
    • Shopping
    • Columns
  • Pop.Life
    • Newsmakers
    • Hangouts
    • A-Pop
    • Post Its
    • Performances
    • Malls & Bazaars
    • Hobbies & Collections
  • Technology
    • Gadgets
    • Computers
    • Business
    • Tech Plus
  • MS ON THE ROAD
    • Sedan
    • SUV
    • Truck
    • Bike
    • Accessories
    • Motoring Plus
    • Commuter’s Corner
  • Home & Design
    • Residential
    • Commercial
    • Construction
    • Interior
  • Spotlight
  • Gallery
    • Photos
    • Videos
  • Events
    • Seminars
    • Exhibits
    • Community
  • Biyahero
    • Travel Features
    • Travel Reels
    • Travel Logs
  • Pets
  • Advertise with Us

© 2021 Manila Standard - Designed and Developed by Neitiviti Studios.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Install Manila Standard Web App

Install App