New Life for Old Facilities  (03:36)
In recent years, local communities all over Japan have been discovering the cultural and social benefits to be obtained by converting old facilities, buildings and infrastructure to serve new purposes rather than simply demolishing them after their service life is over. We see an old power station that has been converted to a flourishing art museum, a discontinued railway that is now a popular cycle trail, and a primary school reborn as a toy museum.

New Technology for Disabled Sports   (04:22)
A vital factor in the current worldwide advance of disabled sports is the development of specialized technology to allow athletes with disabilities to take part in competitive sports. Athletic wheelchairs and prosthetic equipment must be specially designed for each sport and also customized to meet the greatly differing requirements of each user. We introduce a Japanese company that has revolutionized sports wheelchair design with a new frame-building technique, and a sports trainer/equipment developer who refines his designs through daily feedback from the athletes he coaches.