When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. With the Tokyo Olympics being the biggest sporting event and cultural celebration of the year, ...

The Opening Ceremony included many memorable moments -- some somber, others inspiring -- but few were as purely fun as the human pictogram performance. What, do tell, is a "human pictogram performance ...

One breathtaking performance just transcended all language barriers at the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony. When the capital of Japan first hosted the Olympics in 1964 — the first time the Games were ...

The opening ceremony included many memorable moments — some somber, others inspiring — but few were as purely fun as the human pictogram performance. What, do tell, is a “human pictogram performance”?

The author is an industry 1 team reporterof the JoongAng Ilbo. Pictogram is a compound word combining picture and telegram. It was created to deliver information quickly through pictures without text.

Performers act out one of the Olympic event pictograms at the Tokyo 2020 Games opening ceremony on July 23, 2021, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. (Mainichi/Toshiki Miyama) ...

Fun fact: pictograms were first introduced at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. The designers created a set of stylised graphics to transcend language barriers and communicate effectively without confusion. It ...