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(Jewish Group) Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony director fired over old Holocaust skit
The show director for the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony has been fired over a decades-old comedy skit referencing the Holocaust, organisers said Thursday, in the latest blow for the pandemic-delayed Games.
Kentaro Kobayashi made the comment in a video of the sketch dating from 1998 that emerged online on the eve of Friday's ceremony.
"It came to light that during a past performance, (he) used language that mocked a tragic fact of history," Tokyo 2020 Olympic chief Seiko Hashimoto told reporters.
"The organising committee has decided to relieve Kobayashi of his post," she added.
In the sketch, Kobayashi and a comedy partner pretend to be a pair of famous children's TV entertainers.
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