For a Games billed as the most inclusive and diverse on record, one element of Friday's opening ceremony stood out for many Japanese: Olympic boss Thomas Bach spoke for 13 minutes, about twice as long as his Japanese female host, Seiko Hashimoto.
Bach's speech, which drew on familiar themes of peace, solidarity and gratitude for overcoming the coronavirus hardships, immediately drew ire on Twitter and in traditional Japanese media.
User @SatoHaruhiko said, "The length of the speeches: Seiko Hashimoto - 6.5 minutes; Bach - 13 minutes; the Emperor - 13 seconds." The post was retweeted close to 9,000 times.
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