Olympics-Medal chomp grosses out Japan and riles Toyota

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Olympics-Medal chomp grosses out Japan and riles Toyota
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TOKYO : The mayor of Japanese city Nagoya earned himself Internet infamy and a rare rebuke from Toyota Motor Corp on Thursday for chomping down on an Olympic gold medal at an event meant to celebrate its winner, softball pitcher Miu Goto.In the incident https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20210804/k100131814

TOKYO : The mayor of Japanese city Nagoya earned himself Internet infamy and a rare rebuke from Toyota Motor Corp on Thursday for chomping down on an Olympic gold medal at an event meant to celebrate its winner, softball pitcher Miu Goto.

Trending posts on Twitter said Kawamura had turned Goto's gold medal into a germ medal, which in Japanese is pronounced the same. Some called for Goto to get a replacement for the medal she won at the Tokyo 2020 Games playing for Japan. "It is unfortunate that he was unable to feel admiration and respect for the athlete," Toyota said in a statement on Thursday about Kawamura."And it is extremely regrettable that he was unable to give consideration to infection prevention," said the world's biggest car maker.

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