Tokyo Olympics mired into controversy with show director of opening ceremony dismissed

BY A STAFF REPORTER
Tokyo Olympics mired into a fresh controversy with the show director of the opening ceremony dismissed hours before the start of the event.
Tokyo 2020's opening ceremony show director, Comedian Kentaro Kobayashi was dismissed on Thursday, shortly after local media reported on anti-Semitic comments he made about the Holocaust in 1998.
"As the opening ceremony is approaching, we deeply apologize for the inconvenience and concern caused to many people concerned, the citizens of Tokyo, and the people of Tokyo," the statement read.