Tokyo 2020 organizers on Friday launched their search for a new Olympic logo with a call for the public to reclaim the games after the original design was scrapped last month following accusations of plagiarism.
The Tokyo 2020 Emblems Selection Committee is inviting all residents of Japan over the age of 18, including foreign nationals, to submit designs for a new logo regardless of experience.
"Foreign people living in Japan have a different viewpoint of Japanese culture and Japan's merits to Japanese people," Tokyo 2020 Chief Operating Officer Yukihiko Nunomura told The Japan Times in an exclusive interview Friday. "So we thought it would be a good idea to have a more diverse input into what the new logo should be."