2020 Tokyo Olympics
Special dessert acts like a beacon of hope for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to go ahead next year.
This uniform will keep you cool and comfortable like a Japanese shadow warrior from the Edo period.
Despite winning with a total of 16,187 votes, the remaining 126,980,511 aren’t overly enthused about the chosen nickname.
Will this flame of hope light the way for those still recovering from the Tohoku earthquake?
While the Hachiko side is geared towards young people, “Shibuya Stream” will represent a more mature side of Shibuya.
These six mascots take their inspiration from sakura cherry blossoms, shrines, and Japanese fairy tales.
With Japan’s Queen of Pop set to end her career, many are left wondering who the front-runner for the opening ceremonies is now.
C’mon Abe, you can do it! You’ve got nothing to lose… Except maybe your pride.
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The organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are still wiping the egg from their faces over the controversy surrounding the event’s possibly plagiarized, definitely dropped logo. Not only is the Organising Committee scrambling to prepare a new emblem, it also has to deal with recalling all of the promotional items it had already produced bearing the now cancelled design.
But with the rather convincing accusations that designer Kenjiro Sano copied the emblem coming so late in the game, some of those promotional materials have already made their way into the hands of private parties who are now reselling the sure to be rare items at a premium in online auctions.
A Japanese graphic designer and percussionist who currently resides in Seville, Spain, has devised an alternate design to the officially selected 2020 Tokyo Olympics logo in light of the recent plagiarism scandal.
Fan reaction to his creation has been incredibly positive, to the point where many people are asking, “Can we please make this a reality?”
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