NBC analyst who angered Koreans was hired only for Opening Ceremonies
Joshua Cooper Ramo
Joshua Cooper Ramo  who is co-CEO of former secretary of state Henry Kissingerâs consulting firm as well as a board member of Starbucks and FedEx   had said that South Korea is grateful for Japanâs role in its economic development  which remains a sore spot because of the brutality of Japanâs occupation from 1910 to 1945. Among other things  Japanâs army enslaved Korean females as âcomfort womenâ during that time.
âEvery Korean will tell you that Japan is a cultural  technological and economic example that has been so important to their own transformation â  Ramo  said during the Opening Ceremonies of the PyeongChang Games on Friday.
The Korea Times  citing an unidentified NBC official  reported that  Ramo  had been removed from  his  role following the remarks. However  NBC issued a statement later Monday saying that  Ramo  had been hired only for the Opening Ceremonies  a common occurrence  according to the spokesman.
âWe hired Joshua Cooper Ramo to serve as an Asia expert during the Opening Ceremony â the spokesman wrote. â His  role was to give an overview to our viewers of the host country and this region of the world.  Ramo  has completed  his  responsibilities for NBC in PyeongChang  and will have no further role on our air.â
[TGT]   who is co-CEO of former secretary of state Henry Kissingerâs consulting firm as well as a board member of Starbucks and FedEx   had said that South Korea is grateful for Japanâs role in its economic development  which remains a sore spot because of the brutality of Japanâs occupation from 1910 to 1945. Among other things  Japanâs army enslaved Korean females as âcomfort womenâ during that time.
âEvery Korean will tell you that Japan is a cultural  technological and economic example that has been so important to their own transformation â  Ramo  said during the Opening Ceremonies of the PyeongChang Games on Friday.
The Korea Times  citing an unidentified NBC official  reported that  Ramo  had been removed from  his  role following the remarks. However  NBC issued a statement later Monday saying that  Ramo  had been hired only for the Opening Ceremonies  a common occurrence  according to the spokesman.
âWe hired  [TGT]  to serve as an Asia expert during the Opening Ceremony â the spokesman wrote. â His  role was to give an overview to our viewers of the host country and this region of the world.  Ramo  has completed  his  responsibilities for NBC in PyeongChang  and will have no further role on our air.â