Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori is to resign after he sparked outrage in Japan and abroad by claiming that women talk too much in meetings, reports said Thursday.
"When you increase the number of female executive members, if their speaking time isn't restricted to a certain extent, they have difficulty finishing, which is annoying," he said.
He apologised for the sexist remarks, while insisting he was repeating complaints made by others, but then dug a deeper hole when he explained that he "doesn't speak to women much"

东京奥组委主席森喜朗因声称女性在会议上说话太多而引发国内外公愤,即将(已经)辞职。
他说:“当女性高管人数增加时,如果她们的发言时间没有受到一定程度的限制,她们就很容易讲个没完,这很令人恼火。”
随后他为这些性别歧视言论道歉,并坚称自己是在重复别人的抱怨,但当他解释说自己“不怎么和女性说话”时,反而陷入了更大的舆论风波。

Having initially said it considered the matter closed with Mori's apology, the International Olympic Committee branded his remarks "completely inappropriate" as the backlash grew.
An online campaign calling for action against Mori has attracted more than 146,000 signatures, while tennis superstar Naomi Osaka slammed his comments as "ignorant".
Since Mori's remarks, around 400 Olympic and Paralympic volunteers have quit.
A total of 80,000 volunteers from Japan and overseas have been recruited for this summer's virus-postponed Games.
Games sponsor Toyota on Wednesday issued a statement by its president Akio Toyoda saying: "It's very regrettable that the comments made by the leader of the organising committee differ from the values that Toyota holds."
Tokyo's governor Yuriko Koike turned up the heat further on Wednesday, saying "I won't be attending" four-party Olympic talks expected to involve IOC head Thomas Bach later this month.
"I don't think a four-party meeting would deliver anything positive," Koike said, without further explanation.
Organisers are already facing public opposition to holding the Games this summer, with polls showing around 80 percent back either further postponement or cancellation.

国际奥委会最初认为森喜朗的道歉已经结束了这件事,但随着反对声越来越大,国际奥委会认为森喜朗的言论“完全不合适”。
一项呼吁对森喜朗采取行动的网络活动吸引了超过14.6万个签名,而网球巨星大阪直美则抨击他的言论“无知”。
据2020年东京奥运会统计,自森喜朗发表上述言论以来,已有大约400名奥运和残奥会志愿者退出。而共有8万名来自日本和海外的志愿者,被招募来参加今年夏天因新冠疫情而推迟举行的东京奥运会。
东京奥组委赞助商丰田汽车公司总裁丰田章男周三发表声明称:“奥组委主席的言论与丰田公司所持有的价值观不同,我们对此感到非常遗憾。”
东京都知事小池百合子周三进一步火上加油,表示“不会参加”本月晚些时候国际奥委会组织的四方会谈。
“我认为四方会谈不会带来任何积极的结果,”小池百合子说,但没有给出进一步解释。
东京奥组委已经受到公众对今年夏天举办奥运会的反对压力,民意调查显示,约80%的人支持进一步推迟或取消奥运会。