Yoshirō Mori

Prime Minister of Japan

14 July 1937 Nomi, Ishikawa, Japan

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5 April 2000 – 26 April 2001

86th Prime Minister of Japan For the mathematician, see Yoshiro Mori (mathematician). Yoshirō Mori (森 喜朗 , Mori Yoshirō, born 14 July 1937) is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan between April 2000 and April 2001. Described as having "the heart of a flea and the brain of a shark", he was unpopular in opinion polls during his time in office, and is known for making controversial statements, both during and after his premiership. He also served as the President of the Japan Rugby Football Union as well as the Japan-Korea Parliamentarians' Union. In 2014, he was appointed to head the organizing committee for the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, but he resigned in February 2021 following gaffes made at a committee meeting that were considered to be sexist.