Health Ministry Accused of Stealing Logo

[Mulboyne]

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare recently unveiled a new logo with great fanfare. It has now been pointed out that the symbol they have chosen (above left) bears a similarity to another logo (above right) used by a human rights group in Takatsuki City, Osaka, which ended operations earlier this year. The Ministry says that the resemblance, such as it is, is accidental. Their symbol was chosen from over seven hundred public submissions by a committee which included outside appointees like media commentator Terry Ito.

[Greji]

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare recently unveiled a new logo with great fanfare. It has now been pointed out that the symbol they have chosen (above left) bears a similarity to another logo (above right) used by a human rights group in Takatsuki City, Osaka, which ended operations earlier this year. The Ministry says that the resemblance, such as it is, is accidental. Their symbol was chosen from over seven hundred public submissions by a committee which included outside appointees like media commentator Terry Ito.

Terry Ito ain't ever had an original thought of his own. Two to one, they took it right off the letterhead of the Takatsuki group.

[Behan]

What is Terry Ito's claim to fame, anyway?

[Greji]

What is Terry Ito's claim to fame, anyway?

It used to be that his eyes stared in opposite directions (about 180 degrees)! Then he had an operation to fix that.

He diddled in directing and I never saw anything that he did that was worth the time to watch, but others swear by him as a class director.

But, if you watch him on any of his numerous, numerous talk show appearances, he has a different opinion on the same topics each time he's on.

I personally think he dings when he walks, but that's just me, lots of people apparently love him!

[Charles]

The Ministry says that the resemblance, such as it is, is accidental.

Yeah, this happens all the time. There are only so many design cliches.