Le Corbusier-designed Tokyo museum to be on World Heritage list

Le Corbusier-designed Tokyo museum to be on World Heritage list

TOKYO, Japan, July 17 Kyodo - File photo taken in June 2009 shows the National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo's Ueno Park, one of 17 buildings in seven countries designed by the Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier that the UNESCO World Heritage Committee decided on July 17, 2016 to add to the World Heritage list.

IAAF votes to ban Russia from Rio Olympics

IAAF votes to ban Russia from Rio Olympics

VIENNA, Austria, June 18 Kyodo - International Association of Athletics Federations President Sebastian Coe tells reporters in Vienna on June 17, 2016, that the IAAF decided not to lift the ban on Russia's track and field athletes, thus barring them from competing at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, following widespread doping irregularities in the country.

Japan finance minister expresses concern about yen's appreciation

Japan finance minister expresses concern about yen's appreciation

TOKYO, Japan, June 17 Kyodo - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso attends a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on June 17, 2016. At a press conference after the meeting, Aso expressed concern about the yen's rapid appreciation and vowed to take action if required.

Court nixes request to halt injunction banning Takahama plant restart

Court nixes request to halt injunction banning Takahama plant restart

OTSU, Japan, June 17 Kyodo - The Otsu District Court in Shiga Prefecture rejects Kansai Electric Power Co.'s request on June 17, 2016, to suspend an injunction barring operation of the company's two reactivated reactors, seen in this photo -- Nos. 3-4 units at the Takahama nuclear plant, posing another setback for the Japanese government's push to ramp up nuclear power generation.