Japanese composer for Tokyo Olympics apologises for abusing disabled classmate


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Keigo Oyamada, a well-known rock musician, had boasted about the abuse in detail in Japanese magazine interviews he gave in the 1990s. Photo: corneliusjapan.com

Keigo Oyamada, a Japanese composer whose music is part of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, has apologised for bullying a classmate during his childhood.

The reports of his abusing a child with disabilities, which surfaced online recently and got covered in Japanese media, are sparking a backlash on social media, demanding his resignation.

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