'Bow-Lingual' awarded 'Ig Nobel' peace prize

'Bow-Lingual' awarded 'Ig Nobel' peace prize

BOSTON, United States - Masahiko Kajita of Japanese toy maker Takara Co. holds up a dog-to-human-language translation device, dubbed ''Bow-Lingual,'' at a ceremony of the 12th annual ''Ig Nobel Prizes,'' a parody of the Nobel prizes, at Harvard University in Boston on Oct. 3. Takara's device was given the award for ''promoting peace and harmony between the species.'' (Kyodo)

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