Behind the record-breaking longevity lies something less obvious — a culture that treats connection, not control, as the ...

Here are five rules which people reportedly follow on the Japanese island of Okinawa, which is said to have one of the highest life expectancies worldwide.

This story originally published in the November 2005 issue of National Geographic magazine. See more digitized stories from our archives here. What if I said you could add up to ten years to your life ...

In the decades since, four more areas have been identified around the globe where locals apparently have an increased chance of becoming a centenarian: Okinawa in Japan; Nicoya in Costa Rica; Ikaria ...

Talk about achieving milestones, and Japan will surprise you like no other country! The land of the rising sun has just reached a remarkable new milestone: as of September 1, 2025, nearly 100,000 ...

Centenarians—people who live to be at least 100 years old—have captured the attention of researchers worldwide. Many centenarians live in regions now called Blue Zones, including Loma Linda, ...