KYOTO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Inamori Foundation (President: Dr. Kazuo Inamori) today presented its 24th Annual Kyoto Prizes, Japan’s highest private awards for lifetime achievement, to three North Americans. The prize recipients have made dramatic progress in areas promising long-term benefits to humanity, including computerized problem solving; understanding how cancer cells form and grow; and developing a more peaceful world by promoting harmony among diverse cultures.