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IG NOBEL PRIZE

(From left) Kazato Oishi, associate professor at Kyoto University's Graduate School of Agriculture; Tomoki Kojima of the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization; and Sei Sato of the Aichi prefectural livestock research center at the award ceremony for the Ig Nobel Prize in Boston, Massachusetts, on Thursday
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Sep 19, 2025
Japanese researchers win Ig Nobel Prize for painting cows with zebra stripes
It is the 19th consecutive year that Japanese researchers have received an Ig Nobel Prize, a spoof of the Nobel Prize that honors humorous but creative research.
The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo is a popular place to foster curiosity in the natural sciences.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health / Longform
Dec 2, 2024
Can Japan¡¯s scientific community rebound from a Nobel nosedive?
Shrinking funding and limited support spark fears for the country¡¯s scientific prowess moving forward.
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Nov 18, 2024
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Always trying to solve the problems of modern life, the perennial candidate refuses to bow to societal expectations of age.
Takanori Takebe (behind the lectern) speaks after his team of researchers and he were awarded the Ig Nobel Prize in physiology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Thursday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Sep 13, 2024
Scientists win Ig Nobel for discovering anal breathing in mammals
The research team of Japanese and American scientists hope the discovery will help treat people with COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases.
An employee of Kirin Holdings demonstrates chopsticks that can enhance food taste using an electrical stimulation waveform that was jointly developed by the company and Meiji University's School of Science and Technology Prof. Homei Miyashita, in Tokyo in April 2022.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Sep 15, 2023
Two Japanese win Ig Nobel Prize for tableware that changes taste
The researchers published a paper in 2011 that said the taste of food and drink changes with electrified chopsticks and straws.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Oct 27, 2017
Research into reverse-sex genitalia deserved award
In caves in Brazil there lives a tiny insect with the most extraordinary story. It feeds on bat droppings and chews on the dead carcasses of fallen bats. When it copulates, it does so slowly ¡ª a single sexual act takes up to 70 hours, or three full days. But that¡¯s not even the oddest thing about it....
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Oct 22, 2016
Ig Nobel perception prize winner Atsuki Higashiyama: ¡®Psychology teaches us to be scientific and skeptical¡¯
Psychology professor on perserverance, doubt and the influence of his teachers
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Oct 19, 2015
Japanese doctor wins Ig Nobel medicine prize for kissing study
A Japanese doctor won this year¡¯s Ig Nobel medicine prize for a study that revealed kissing could reduce allergic reactions in humans.
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Sep 13, 2013
Studies on mouse rehab music and onion tears win Ig Nobels
A study on how opera may prolong one¡¯s life and research into the complex mechanism of how chopping onions causes tears have earned two Japanese groups an Ig Nobel prize.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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