Governor of Tokyo, Naoki Inose apologizes for inappropriate comments about the Olympics in Islamic countries.
"Islamic countries, the only thing they have in common is a God, and they fought each other and they have classes," said Inose reported by Al-Arabiya.
Inose added, the state has not built infraskturktur speerti Turkey and sophisticated faslitas for athletes. The statement came after Tokyo Inose compete with Istanbul and Madrid to host the Olympics
Instanbul offers the fifth time after previous unsuccessful. "I said that the Islamic countries at war, it is inappropriate statement and I want to fix it," said Inose later.
Statement insult to Islam countries in a given Inose wawancana New York Times. He confirmed what the paper was written.
"I'm sorry. Comment my cause misunderstanding among the people in Muslim countries, so I would like to explicitly apologize," he said.
Inose statement sparked fears of an effect on the selection of Tokyo as a city for the Olympics. Host for sporting events in 2020 will be decided in the International Olympic Committee session in Argentina in September.
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http://www.republika.co.id/berita/internasional/global/13/05/01/mm41g0-gubernur-tokyo-minta-maaf-soal-komentar-negatif-negara-islam
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