Tokyo 2020 Olympics opening ceremony director fired over a Holocaust joke he made during a comedy show in 1998.
"Entertainment should not make people feel uncomfortable. I understand that my stupid choice of words at that time was wrong, and I regret it," he said in a statement.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who has faced criticism for the decision to hold the Games in the midst of the pandemic, told reporters Thursday that"this incident is utterly outrageous and completely unacceptable.”
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