TOKYO -- The organizers of the Tokyo Olympics have narrowed down their search for a new leader to Seiko Hashimoto, the government's incumbent Olympic minister and a former athlete herself, Nikkei learned on Wednesday.
The organizing committee's panel tasked with selecting the next president nominated Hashimoto after former head Yoshiro Mori resigned last week over sexist remarks he made. The committee will ask Hashimoto on Thursday if she will accept the nomination.
