http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/sex-harassment-scandal/1321890.html
TOKYO: A sexual harassment scandal was gripping Japan's skating world on Wednesday (Aug 20) after pictures emerged of a young heartthrob Olympian in the clutches of the 49-year-old boss of his sport. Snapshots purportedly taken at a party held after the Winter Olympics closed in Sochi show skater-turned-politician Seiko Hashimoto hugging and kissing the now 28-year-old Daisuke Takahashi.
In one photo Takahashi, dubbed the "Prince on Ice" by his huge band of female followers, appears to be turning his face away from the older woman as the two danced at an alcohol-fuelled party in February. Hashimoto, a married mother-of-three and a former Olympic speed skater and cyclist, was Japan's chef de mission in Sochi.
"As athletes and officials have opportunities to socialise with those in foreign teams, they "hug and kiss (each other) very naturally", she said. "If this invited misunderstanding from other people, I regret it and think I should be careful," she said.
Google game me two sources of the pictures in question:
1. Daisuke Fan Forum (stroll down the page), probably with the recap of the original article http://daisuke-takahashi.megabb.com/t960p390-news-topics-2013-14
http://twitpic.com/eaguwa
2. In colors http://www.enews163.com/2014/08/20/...japanese-man-skating-champion-kiss-48080.html taken from some Chinese source that I can't read http://news.163.com/14/0820/11/A43DG1DL00014JB6.html
Interesting how this woman blames foreign influece for what she did. Has anybody ever seen a European or North American official, male of female, doing anything like that to a skater, male or female?
I am sure he or she would get fired with disgrace. To my knowledge the Japanese legal practice doesn't have a solid history of platform for sexual harassement cases. It's more likely the whole story will eventually get dismissed from the radar sooner or later. Therefore, if this woman indeed gets her stairs up in Tokyo Olympics, I would recommend any attractive foreign athletes, like swimmers or gymnasts, not to stay with her in the same room even with the witnesses present, except for the official ceremonies. Otherwise, your foreign influence will be the one to blame. 
The whole story is quite disgusting actually, disturbing I would say and not funny at all.
TOKYO: A sexual harassment scandal was gripping Japan's skating world on Wednesday (Aug 20) after pictures emerged of a young heartthrob Olympian in the clutches of the 49-year-old boss of his sport. Snapshots purportedly taken at a party held after the Winter Olympics closed in Sochi show skater-turned-politician Seiko Hashimoto hugging and kissing the now 28-year-old Daisuke Takahashi.
In one photo Takahashi, dubbed the "Prince on Ice" by his huge band of female followers, appears to be turning his face away from the older woman as the two danced at an alcohol-fuelled party in February. Hashimoto, a married mother-of-three and a former Olympic speed skater and cyclist, was Japan's chef de mission in Sochi.
"As athletes and officials have opportunities to socialise with those in foreign teams, they "hug and kiss (each other) very naturally", she said. "If this invited misunderstanding from other people, I regret it and think I should be careful," she said.
Google game me two sources of the pictures in question:
1. Daisuke Fan Forum (stroll down the page), probably with the recap of the original article http://daisuke-takahashi.megabb.com/t960p390-news-topics-2013-14
http://twitpic.com/eaguwa
2. In colors http://www.enews163.com/2014/08/20/...japanese-man-skating-champion-kiss-48080.html taken from some Chinese source that I can't read http://news.163.com/14/0820/11/A43DG1DL00014JB6.html
Interesting how this woman blames foreign influece for what she did. Has anybody ever seen a European or North American official, male of female, doing anything like that to a skater, male or female?
I am sure he or she would get fired with disgrace. To my knowledge the Japanese legal practice doesn't have a solid history of platform for sexual harassement cases. It's more likely the whole story will eventually get dismissed from the radar sooner or later. Therefore, if this woman indeed gets her stairs up in Tokyo Olympics, I would recommend any attractive foreign athletes, like swimmers or gymnasts, not to stay with her in the same room even with the witnesses present, except for the official ceremonies. Otherwise, your foreign influence will be the one to blame. The whole story is quite disgusting actually, disturbing I would say and not funny at all.
Makes you wonder if they verified the rest of the facts involved here. Poor Dai.
