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

NAGANO—Okinawa Prefecture once boasted the longest life expectancy in the country, but it has now dropped well out of the top 10.

Located south of Japan, Okinawa is a small island that hides a big secret: longevity. The inhabitants of this archipelago live longer than almost anywhere else in the world, with an impressive number ...

Okinawa isn’t just a beautiful island floating in turquoise water; it’s one of the world’s most quietly extraordinary places.

Blue zones are where people live longer lives and remain fitter into old age ...

A new peer-reviewed paper published in The Gerontologist provides the most comprehensive scientific response to date addressing recent critiques of the so-called "blue zones," regions of the world ...

Find serenity on land and in the sea ...

A new study finds blue zones longevity research holds up after strict verification of age records used to confirm exceptional lifespans.

At that scope, creating our own Blue Zones sounds like science fiction – but on an individual level, it’s more realistic.