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(Bloomberg) -- Japanese beef bowl chain Yoshinoya Holdings Co. fired a senior manager after sexist remarks he made at a university lecture were widely reported and went viral on social media. "The person in question also deeply regrets the remark that made people feel uncomfortable", Yoshinoya said in the statement, adding that Ito wrote an apology and will apologize in person as well. [Extracted from the article] more...

Japanese beef bowl chain Yoshinoya Holdings Co. has fired executive Masaaki Ito after he made sexist remarks during a university lecture, which were widely reported and went viral on social media. Yoshinoya stated that they have no contractual relationship with Ito anymore and cited his inappropriate remarks regarding gender and human rights issues as the reason for his dismissal. Following the news, Yoshinoya's shares fell in Tokyo trading. Ito also served on the board of the company's main unit. [Extracted from the article] more...

Discusses sexist biases in the Japanese language. Ability of foreign students to discern sexism and discriminatory usage in a local language; Gender order in Japanese lexicon; Historical value of discriminatory words and expressions. more...

(Bloomberg) -- Yasuhiro Yamashita, president of the Japan Olympic Committee, knows a thing or two about Olympics-grade frustration. As the leader of Japan's Olympics team, Yamashita is now dealing with another historic dilemma: a delayed Olympics mired in uncertainty because of a pandemic. [Extracted from the article] more...

(Bloomberg) -- The governor of Shimane prefecture, located in Western Japan, said he's ready to cancel local Olympics torch relay events unless the host city of Tokyo and the country's government take more aggressive steps to stop the spread of the coronavirus. "I will consider canceling the torch relay events as long as the current situation continues", Tatsuya Maruyama, governor of Shimane Prefecture, told a new conference. [Extracted from the article] more...