For a group of Japanese researchers, the phenomenon of humor is no laughing matter.
For three decades, the Japan Society for Laughter and Humor Studies based in Osaka, western Japan, has been probing what it calls the "mysteries" of the human laugh, going so far as to publish a peer-reviewed academic journal.
Members of the society are not limited to academic specialists but include monks and traditional Japanese "kyogen" comedic performers...
For a group of Japanese researchers, the phenomenon of humor is no laughing matter.
For three decades, the Japan Society for Laughter and Humor Studies based in Osaka, western Japan, has been probing what it calls the "mysteries" of the human laugh, going so far as to publish a peer-reviewed academic journal.
Members of the society are not limited to academic specialists but include monks and traditional Japanese "kyogen" comedic performers...
President Marcos and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have expressed commitment to further strengthen the 32-year-old diplomatic ties between the Philippines and Ukraine.
The two leaders held...
President Marcos met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Malacañang on Monday.
The two leaders were in parallel situations involving conflict with superpower nations over...
Lashes out at ‘premeditated provocations’
Singapore, Singapore—China's defense minister warned Sunday of "limits" to Beijing's idea of restraint on the South China Sea and over...
Philippine Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan is calling on their counterparts from other countries to stop using water cannons.
According to Gavan, the...
