The Ig Nobel Prize recognizes scientific research that “makes people laugh and then makes them think.” Japanese researchers have consistently been among its recipients since 2007, including a ...

A group of Japanese and American scientists has won this year's Ig Nobel Prize in physiology for discovering that many mammals are capable of breathing through their butt. While their discovery ...

The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates at its January meeting as inflation pressures intensify, setting the ...

A team of Japanese researchers has been honored with an Ig Nobel prize ... many times." A group of researchers took the prize for medicine for examining people's nostrils to see if they contain ...

KYOTO--A Japanese researcher for the 15th year in a row was awarded a spoof Ig Nobel Prize for his study ... came when Murakami joined a research group at Kobe University and got interested ...

Electrified chopsticks that change the taste of food extended the winning streak of Japanese researchers for a satiric Ig Nobel Prize to 17 straight years. Hiromi Nakamura, a project associate ...