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Japan Olympics Minister Yoshitaka Sakurada resigns over comments

By DW
11 Apr 2019 | 5:37 am | 1m 48s

After two much publicized comments, the man in charge of Tokyo's Olympics and Paralympic Games has resigned. His remarks referred to earthquake recovery efforts and a swimmer with leukemia.

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