The Buzz | Japan scraps Olympic logo over plagiarism allegation 


Tokyo Olympic organizers yesterday decided to scrap the logo for the 2020 Games following another allegation its Japanese designer might have used copied materials. Reversing their earlier support for designer Kenjiro Sano against allegations of plagiarizing the design, the organizers said the decision came after new accusations over the weekend.
“We have reached a conclusion that it would be only appropriate for us to drop the logo and develop a new emblem,” said Toshio Muto, director general of the Tokyo organizing committee. “At this point, we have decided that the logo cannot gain public support.”