Season 4 Episode
- Season 3 Japanese Firms Showcase New Tech at COP28
- Season 3 Dog Parade Marks 100 Years Since Birth of Hachiko
- Season 3 Quake Causes Ground Upheavals Along Noto Peninsula
- Season 3 Japan Plans to Open Day Care Centers to All Children
- Season 3 Test Ride Event Held for Hokuriku Shinkansen Extension
- Season 3 Lunar Probe Lands Within 100 Meters of Target
- Season 3 Japan Facing Shortage of Volunteer Firefighters
- Season 3 New AI-Powered System Helps Customers Find Lost Items
- Season 3 Many in Japan Eager to Help Quake-Hit Taiwan
- Season 3 Yamanashi to Charge Mt. Fuji Climbers ¥2,000 Toll
- Season 3 Historic Gifu Castle Recreated in the Metaverse
- Season 3 Firms Develop Mosquito Spray to Fight Dengue Fever
- Season 3 Saku City in Nagano Encouraging "Dual Residency"
- Season 3 Oppenheimer's Grandson Warns About Nuclear Weapons
- Season 3 Torrential Rain Causes Flooding at Subway Station
- Season 3 Abacus Math Contest Tests Speed and Accuracy
- Season 3 Shinjuku Ward Bans Public Drinking on Halloween
- Season 3 Ig Nobel Prize Goes to "Butt-Breathing" Study
- Season 3 Nihon Hidankyo Member Speaks to High School Students
- Season 3 New Year's "Lucky Bags" to Feature Food Staples
Learn Japanese from the News - Season 3 Episode 18 Ig Nobel Prize Goes to "Butt-Breathing" Study
0.00 10 minutes The Ig Nobel Prize is awarded to unique research that inspires laughter as well as reflection. This year, a research team led by Japanese professor Takebe Takanori received the physiology prize for discovering that pigs and other animals have the ability to absorb oxygen through the rectum. This is the 18th year in a row that a Japanese national has won an award. We review the story and learn expressions related to "iki" (breath), such as "iki ga au" (be on the same wavelength).
