Olympics opening ceremony director fired for Holocaust joke
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The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee fired the director of the opening ceremony on Thursday because of a Holocaust joke he made during a comedy show in 1998. Organizing committee President Seiko Hashimoto said a day ahead of the ceremony that Director Kentaro Kobayashi has been dismissed. He was accused of using a Holocaust joke in his comedy act, including the phrase "Let's play Holocaust."