Designer Defends Tokyo Olympic Emblem As Original, Denies Plagiarism

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 05: Designer Kenjiro Sano explains the design process for his emblem for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at a news conference on August 5, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. The designer categorically denied plagiarizing a Belgian theater logo when he designed the emblem for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. The logo for Theater de Liege was created by Belgian designer Olivier Debie in 2011. Debie's lawyer sent a letter to the Japanese Olympic Committee demanding the organization suspend the use of the Olympic emblem on grounds that the design plagiarizes his client's work. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)