The president of Tokyo's 2020 Olympics bid committee Friday downplayed Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose's recent criticism of Islamic countries, saying the matter had effectively been resolved by the incumbent's apology.
Speaking in English at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo, Tsunekazu Takeda stressed that no problems remain outstanding.
"Tokyo 2020 respects IOC rules, which (forbid) commenting on other candidate cities. Gov. Inose made some remarks, (for) which he has apologized already. The IOC told us that this case is closed."