Tokyo 2020 chairman Mori to meet possible replacement Kawabuchi on Thursday -source

Yoshiro Mori, chairman of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee, will meet the mayor of the Olympics village, Saburo Kawabuchi, on Thursday to ask him about succeeding to the position, a source familiar with the matter said.

Mori has decided to resign over sexist remarks he made earlier this month, said the source and another person familiar with the matter, confirming earlier media reports.