During his global quest to unlock the mysteries of prolonged life, Buettner's journey led him to Okinawa, Japan, famed for ...

Blue oceans, sunny skies, warm hospitality. Okinawa Japan is a subtropical paradise best explored on a luxury cruise around ...

NAHA--After a rocky start, Kariyushi wear (the Okinawan version of the Hawaiian shirt) has become unique formal summer attire in the southernmost prefecture. People are often seen here wearing the ...

Torrential rains are drenching Japan's southern prefecture of Okinawa. The public is being advised to be on high alert for ...

The Meteorological Agency urged people in the affected region to be on high alert for landslides, inundation of low-lying ...

Dan Buettner's research into the world's longest living people took him to Okinawa where he discovered that the diet of those ...

Caitlyn Webber stands with packages containing donated books at her home on Okinawa, Nov. 6, 2024. Webber, a Marine Corps ...

Signature foods: Fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts and olive oil are the stars of the show. Fish, poultry and ...

These five particular pockets of the world—Ikaria, Greece; Loma Linda, California; Nicoya, Costa Rica, Okinawa, Japan ... of ...

has explored various global locations where people outlive the average by significant margins. His journey led him to Okinawa, Japan, where he found a strikingly high population of centenarians.

National Geographic Explorer Dan Buettner coined the term “blue zones” while researching different hot spots for longevity ...