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The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Logo Has Been Withdrawn After Plagiarism Accusations

The 2020 Tokyo Olympic logo was meant to represent unity. Instead, it was officially withdrawn on Tuesday after allegations of plagiarism against the designer, Kenjiro Sano. Sano maintains his design came from original work and that he only pulled the logo because it did not have public support, the Japan Times reports.

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banzaitokyo #10763

They finally pulled it not resiting to the public. They will certainly find something more joyful and ...boring.


Yubi #10764

That logo was original enough for one that uses basic shapes. But people might agree that it looked boring :-p.

I hope they would get the next one done at Studio Ghibli :o).


banzaitokyo #10765

What's wrong with buying a bunch of souvenirs with Olympic logo?! ;)


banzaitokyo #10766

I want to see how girls compete in synchronous swimming and artistic gymnastics. Who cares about the olimpic logo?