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The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (TOCOG) gave the first report of preparations in December 2017, with the release of the "Basic Policy" document for the Olympic and Paralympic ceremonies.[5] The document was based upon feedback from experts and opinions of the Japanese public and includes the foundational elements for the positioning and overall concept of the fou
r ceremonies. The Olympic opening ceremony is to introduce the themes and concepts of the 4 ceremonies, including peace, coexistence, reconstruction, the future, Japan and Tokyo, the athletes and involvement.[6]
In July 2018, Mansai Nomura, an actor in traditional Japanese theater, was announced as the Chief Creative Director for the opening and closing ceremonies.[7][8] In December 2020, Normura stepped down from the role and becoming an advisor, with Hiroshi Sasaki named the new Chief Creative Director for Tokyo's ceremonies.[9] In March 2021, Sasaki resigned after making a derogatory comment about Japanese comedian and fashion icon Naomi Watanabe.[10][11] The reports came a month after Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, resigned over derogatory comments made about female members of the Committee. He was involved as producer of the ceremonies of the 2006 Winter Olympics, 2014 Winter Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics, and has done other international ceremonies such as the 2019 Summer Universiade and the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima. In July 2019, he mentioned that his involvement will be in partnership with the Japanese advertising company Dentsu.[12] Dentsu's creative director for these ceremonies, Kaoru Sugano, resigned in January 2020 over harassment claims.[13]
Previous Olympic opening ceremonies in Japan, such as the 1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Nagano, mixed ancient Japanese cultural elements with themes of international peace.[14] Reports from Inside the Games and Kyodo News in January 2020 suggests that there will be a bigger focus on Japanese technology and its popular culture in this ceremony.[15] The speculation is not without merit. At the closing ceremony at Rio 2016, then Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe dressed up as Mario in the handover segment.
