The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee will convene the first meeting of a panel tasked with selecting its new president later Tuesday after Yoshiro Mori announced his resignation last week over sexist remarks.

Toshiro Muto, CEO of the organizing committee, told reporters that members of the selection panel, headed by Canon Inc. Chairman Fujio Mitarai, are expected to meet in the afternoon.

==Kyodo

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