Blue Zones are regions of the world where people regularly live longer than average. Okinawa, Japan is a Blue Zone and home to the longest-lived women in the world. People form tight-knit friendship ...

Okinawa, Japan, has an unusually high rate of people living past 100. One key to Okinawa's Blue Zone status is the region's traditional cuisine. Okinawans fill up on foods rich in antioxidants, fiber, ...

The Okinawa Diet, named after the Japanese Okinawa islands where the largest amount of centenarians are located, could be the key to longevity and a long life well past 100 years old. Reuters Japan ...

But if you drill down into the Japanese story of a little further, you’ll see that part of Japan’s longevity fame actually derived from Okinawa: the destination that used to have the largest ...

Residents of Okinawa, the southernmost prefecture of Japan, are famed for their long life expectancy, high numbers of centenarians, and accompanying low risk of age-associated diseases. Much of the ...

The continued U.S. military presence in Japan has been a growing concern for the Japanese public, and last week it became a lever to pry Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama from office. The first Democratic ...

The proximity of Okinawa Prefecture's Igei Ward in the town of Kin to a U.S. Marine Corps live shooting range puts residents at constant risk of stray bullets and other munitions landing on private ...

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa — Every time Marine 1st Sgt. Scott Smith drives to his office at the 9th Engineer Support Battalion, he crosses paths with family history. When Smith was growing up in Falls Creek ...