Yuriko Koike irked by the International Olympic committee

Yuriko Koike was irked by the International Olympic Committee’s attempt to move the 2020 Summer Games marathon and race walking events to Sapporo. The event must be held somewhere on Russia-held, Japan-claimed islands off Hokkaido if cooler weather conditions are required.

The governor’s disrespectful remarks came daily when the IOC unexpectedly proposed changing the venue of the road events amid growing concerns regardin....