http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/08/13/national/suntory-pulls-promotional-bags-bearing-designs-tokyo-olympics-emblem-creator/#.Vc0g9L8pKw2 In his defense of his Tokyo Olympics logo design last week , Kenjiro Sano stressed that the design was "something made starting from zero" and that "as an art director I have never ripped anything off." While some of the comparisons below are pretty doubtful at best, a few clearly make use of pre-existing images and one, the swimmer and shadow, looks undeniably like a copy of the original's style. Their withdrawal from the Suntory promo campaign is a major blow to the credibility of Sano's Tokyo logo defense. サントリー、佐野氏デザインの一部賞品を取り下げ 佐野研二郎（本名・朴尊簸） http://t.co/3ub2dWdK5Q （朝鮮人はパクリの名人） pic.twitter.com/WlDumNMpwq — yosida (@honned_tubuyaki) August 13, 2015
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