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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 6:57 am
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Originally Posted by NewbieRunner
Another company (Sagawa) used to have a logo which showed a semi-naked boy running but they seem to have withdrawn the logo
It was a "hikyaku" messenger from the Edo period. He was pretty well dressed apart from his bare legs - but if you prefer to remember him as a semi-naked boy, that's your business.

Fascinating article on Sagawa's logo "and the other animals":
http://pingmag.jp/2007/12/13/transport-logo/

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