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Japanese designer refutes plagiarism claims in Olympic logo
Japanese designer Kenjiro Sano shows a draft for his logo for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and explains how he came up with it in detail at a press conference in Tokyo, Wednesday
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Japanese designer Kenjiro Sano shows a draft for his logo for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and explains how he came up with it in detail at a press conference in Tokyo, Wednesday. (AP/Ken Aragaki) (AP/Ken Aragaki)
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span class="inline inline-center">Japanese designer Kenjiro Sano shows a draft for his logo for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and explains how he came up with it in detail at a press conference in Tokyo, Wednesday. (AP/Ken Aragaki)
Japanese designer Kenjiro Sano has refuted claims he copied the emblem of a Belgian theater when he designed the official logo for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Sano said his design is original and that he never saw the emblem for the Theatre de Liege before creating his logo.
Sano said his geometric design uses a widely available font for the letter "T," while the red circle in the logo was inspired by designer Yusaku Kamekura's emblem for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
Sano maintained that any similarity to the Belgian design was coincidental and said he was saddened and shocked by claims he plagiarized.
Tokyo organizers said they researched trademarks inside and outside of Japan before deciding on the logo.(+++)
