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The Winnipeg museum was was given the Gold Award by the International Association of Universal Design at a ceremony in Nagoya, Japan ... ethnicity or other factors," a news release says. "We committed to a 'design-for-all' approach at the earliest stages ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo held a groundbreaking ceremony on Sunday for a $1.5 billion National Stadium to host the 2020 Olympic Games. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and other dignitaries launched the construction at the site of the demolished National ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Japanese tire manufacturer Yokohama Rubber is expanding production capacity at its Philippines plant, and has inaugurated a new factory (the West Plant) within its Clark complex. With the recent completion of the West Plant, it plans to produce 12.5 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won parliamentary approval Friday for ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, despite U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's plan to withdraw from the 12-nation trade pact. Upper house lawmakers approved the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - A Japanese government panel says an estimate of the total costs to clean up the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant has doubled to nearly 22 trillion yen ($190 billion), with decommissioning costs expected to continue to rise. The estimate released ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has launched a cargo ship which will use a half mile- (700m)-long tether to remove some of the vast amount of debris from Earth's orbit. The tether, made of aluminium strands and steel wire, is designed to slow the debris, pulling it out of orbit ... ( read original story ...)

With high approval ratings stoking speculation that Shinzo Abe could become Japan’s longest-serving prime minister in recent history, he faces the risk of becoming complacent. Enter Akie Abe, his wife of 29 years. The 54-year-old daughter of a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan (CNN)Some people microchip their pets to ensure they're ... Join the conversation See the latest news and share your comments with CNN Health on Facebook and Twitter. Yukiko Sano, a spokeswoman from Orange Links, the company that developed the ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese city is keeping track of elderly dementia sufferers ... simply by scanning the code. An official told the AFP news agency that this new method was a "great advantage". "There are already ID stickers for clothes or shoes but dementia patients ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese H-IIB rocket carrying the HTV cargo ship blasts off ... first as Cape Canaveral bureau chief for United Press International and now as a consultant for CBS News. He has covered more than 125 shuttle missions, every interplanetary flight since ... ( read original story ...)

Now batting for United States Ambassador to Japan ... Bobby Valentine? The former Mets skipper is being considered for the job and has discussed the opportunity with President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team, according to a WEEI.com report. ( read original story ...)

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said Thursday that the overall costs for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics can be kept down to $15 billion (¥1.7 trillion). At a meeting last week in Tokyo of a four-party working group ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy grew much slower than initially estimated in the third quarter of the year, figures have revealed, as business investment fell. The Cabinet Office said the economy grew 1.3% in the three months to the end of September, compared to the same ... ( read original story ...)

From famous spots such as Osaka Castle and Universal Studios, to local food specialties such as Okonomiyaki (Japanese savory pancake) and Takoyaki (octopus balls), Osaka has plenty to offer! Whether you’re first-time or returning visitors, Osaka will ... ( read original story ...)

Requests for interviews with Kawamura also grew in number, officials said. During a news conference Nov. 21, the mayor referred to his pet argument for restoring Nagoya Castle’s main keep to its original wooden structure as a powerful means for building ... ( read original story ...)

A city in western Japan has introduced a free automated golf cart service for its elderly residents in a bid to stop a rising tide of traffic accidents. In the first such service on Japan's roads, the carts travel along a 3km (two mile) route around Wajima ... ( read original story ...)