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1964 Tokyo Olympics Pictograms

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Pictograms were first introduced to the Olympic Games in 1964, during the Tokyo Olympics, as a way to overcome language barriers for participants and visitors. These were designed collaboratively by Masaru Katsumie and Yoshiro Yamashita.