The Okinawa diet emphasizes vegetables and legumes while limiting grains like noodles and white rice. Find out what foods may ...

"Blue Zones" are regions across the globe where folks live longer-than-average lives. We're breaking down the nine principles ...

Research on “Blue Zones,” or areas with high populations of people who live long lives, shows longevity isn’t just about what ...

Okinawa isn't in the news so much these days. Chinese efforts to grab Philippine territory and smother Taiwan get the most ...

IT’S hard not to look back on health fads over the years without feeling immense discomfort. The fat-shaming of the ’90s and ...

since Okinawa boasts the best life expectancy on the planet, with many inhabitants exceeding the 100-year mark. But while the diet seems idyllic from a nutritional point of view, there’s an ...

Japan is known for many things – including having one of the highest life expectancies in the world (it’s also home to Okinawa, one of the five Blue Zones in the world). This is often attributed, at ...

The Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony for Nihon Hidankyō and the start of discussions about a merger between Honda and Nissan were Japan’s main stories in December 2024.

2024 was a year for breaking records on tracks and cross country courses, for last-second thrillers on the basketball courts ...