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OLYMPICS LOGO

Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2016
New Tokyo 2020 Olympics logo draws mixed reaction, fails to excite
The official emblem picked by the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee received mixed reactions from art critics and the public.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2016
Japan's open Olympic logo selection process wins disapproval from designers
Professionals sneer at the four short-listed emblems, saying soliciting public proposals resulted in designs of low artistic quality.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2016
New Olympic, Paralympic logos to be announced on April 25 at earliest
The logos for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics are scheduled to be announced as early as April 25, it was learned from various sources Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 27, 2016
Belgian designer drops suit over Tokyo 2020 Olympics logo, cites legal costs
Belgian designer Olivier Debie, who in August filed a plagiarism lawsuit over a Tokyo 2020 Olympics logo by Kenjiro Sano, says he will no longer pursue his grievance in court.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2016
Third round of screening underway for new 2020 Olympics logo
A third round of screening for the new 2020 Tokyo Olympics logo started Thursday, with a list of 64 candidates to be whittled down to three or four by Saturday.
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2015
Olympic logo contest rigged but didn't affect outcome, panel says
The Tokyo 2020 Paralympics organizing committee says that the original selection process for the games' logo was rigged, but had no effect on the winning logo — which was subsequently disqualified over plagiarism charges.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2015
More than 2,500 logo ideas submitted for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Organizing Committee has received more than over 2,500 designs for a new logo, the selection panel's chairman said.
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2015
City in Gunma dumps controversial designer's museum logo
The city of Ota, Gunma Prefecture, has ditched a public museum logo designed by Kenjiro Sano, whose work for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was withdrawn amid a plagiarism controversy, Mayor Masayoshi Shimizu said Friday.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

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