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40th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation Usage of the title, the official logo, and the catchphrase

January, 2013

(Japanese)

Title of the anniversary year

English:40th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation

Japanese:日･ASEAN友好協力40周年

(note) Any type of font is allowed to use.

Official Catchphrase

English:Thoughts connected, Future connected

Japanese:つながる想い つながる未来

(note) Any type of font is allowed.

Official Logo: Types

Only the logo with English title is official. Color and black-and-white versions are available.

  • [Logo]
    Color
  • [Logo]
    Black-and-white

Official Logo: Size

  1. Although the size may be changed, the horizontal and vertical ratio must not be changed.
  2. In the case of magnifying or minimizing the official logo, the wording should be legible.
  3. Do not redistribute data that has been modified in size or pixels.

Official Logo: Composition

  1. Do not change the layout of the title and the figure.
  2. Do not separate the figure or the title into parts.

Official Logo: Layout

  1. Other figures or characters should not touch or overlap the official logo.
  2. In the case of using other figures or characters, those must be a certain margin from the official logo, in order not to be recognized as an integrated design.

Official Logo: Color

  1. For the background, do not use the same or similar colors which are used in the official logo.
  2. Do not change the colors of the official logo.

Examples of Usage of the title, the official logo, and the catchphrase

In public materials (i.e. posters, pamphlets, website, signboards, banners, etc)

Notes on usage of the title, the official logo, and the catchphrase

  1. Only the events which are endorsed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan or the ASEAN Secretariat are eligible to use the title, the official logo, and the catchphrase. In principle the expiry date is 31st December, 2013.
  2. Do not redistribute the official logo to other organizations without permission.
  3. Organizers of endorsed events are required to submit a summary of the event conducted attached with samples or pictures that describes how the title, the official logo, or the catchphrase were used in the event.
  4. Organizers of endorsed events are responsible in deleting the clean proof and data of the logo after usage.
  5. Organizers of the endorsed events will bear the entire responsibility for the conduct of events. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the ASEAN Secretariat will bear no responsibility for any consequences related to the event by granting the usage of the title, the official logo, and the catchphrase .
  6. In any case should the event be cancelled or a substantive change be made, the organizers should promptly inform the relevant circumstances to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan or the ASEAN Secretariat. In any case should the event be cancelled or the substantive change does not comply with the criteria for endorsement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan or the ASEAN Secretariat may cancel the endorsement as well as the usage of the logo and the catchphrase.

Contact

Regional Policy Division, Asia and Oceanian Affairs Bureau
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8919
Tel : 03-5501-8252
Fax: 03-5501-8251
Email: japanasean-event@mofa.go.jp

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