Tokyo Olympics: Opening ceremony director fired over Holocaust joke
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Tokyo Olympics: Opening ceremony director fired over Holocaust joke
Description
July 22, 2021
There are now three people who had critical roles in the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony no longer involved because of questionable behaviour, after director Kentaro Kobayashi was dismissed because of his past comments that made fun of the Holocaust. Global's Crystal Goomansigh has the latest.
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Tokyo Olympics: Opening ceremony director fired over Holocaust joke02:12 | July 22, 2021
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The West Block: March 10, 2024 | Calls to bolster Canada’s military operation in Latvia and boost CAF recruitment23:23 | March 10, 2024
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Meeting NATO’s 2% defence spending target is ‘about credibility’: Latvian defence minister07:54 | March 10, 2024
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Tokyo Olympics: Opening ceremony director fired over Holocaust joke
Description
July 22, 2021
There are now three people who had critical roles in the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony no longer involved because of questionable behaviour, after director Kentaro Kobayashi was dismissed because of his past comments that made fun of the Holocaust. Global's Crystal Goomansigh has the latest.
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