In Okinawa, Japan, people form "moai" groups to support each other throughout life. "Parents cluster their children in groups of five, and send them through life together," Buettner explained.

U.S. military strikes around Japan on Oct. 10, 1944, killed more than 600 people and prompted the evacuation and mobilization ...

The U.S. military's commander in Japan has finally tightened the rules around drinking for all troops stationed in the country months after several high-profile cases of sexual assault and rape on ...

The islands of Okinawa, located in southern Japan, are home to more centenarians—people aged 100 or older—than anywhere else in the world. People living in Okinawa have a lower rate of cancer ...

This study reveals that the genetic background of the Japanese people is far more complex than previously thought.

Rather than lifestyle factors such as diet or social connections, he says, the apparent longevity of people in five regions – Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Nicoya, Costa Rica; Ikaria ...

“The armed forces, from everything I can tell as far as reading and talking to people, makes a pretty ... for Stars and Stripes based in Okinawa, Japan. He has worked as a music reporter and ...

The Autonomous Low-Profile Vessel (ALPV), a new unmanned supply vessel under development, was deployed at the U.S. military’s ...

“There was an environment where people, not just me ... Today, 70.6% of land in Japan designated for U.S. military facilities is concentrated on Okinawa. More than half of the approximately ...

On Wednesday, the second Okinawa China Music Festival was held in Naha, Japan. The event featured a variety of Chinese ...