Okinawan men fell from first to 43rd while women slipped to 16th in the last life expectancy survey, a slide that is expected ...

Japan has once again broken its own record for longevity, officially counting nearly 100,000 people aged 100 or older. Figures from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare confirm that as of ...

Beginning in the 1950s and 1960s, Japan began developing a reputation for its longevity. By the 1970s, the Japanese were the longest lived of any population in the world. Although genetic ...

Healthy teeth have long been framed as a cosmetic bonus, but new data from Japan suggests they may be as fundamental to ...