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...
Case focuses on environmental damage in WPS
The environmental case the Philippine government intends to file against China over the maritime destruction in the West...
President Ferdinand Marcos said he would discuss today the Philippines’ legal and geopolitical position on the West Philippine Sea at the International Institute for...
