Olympics: Tokyo hotel apologises for 'Japanese Only' elevator signs

A hotel in Tokyo found itself in the line of fire after display signs on its elevator triggered racism row. The hotel put up 'Japanese only' and 'foreigners only' signs on elevators ahead of Games after Tokyo 2020 organisers asked hotels to ensure that the movement of guests related to the Games were separated from others staying at the hotel. 

The signs triggered harsh criticism on social media and the hotel was forced to remove them and had to issue an apology. A hotel official told Reuters that they tried to make it easy to understand but ended up causing misunderstanding. The hotel is now discussing with its headquarters what expression to use instead.

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