TOKYO (AP) — A second Japanese national has been detained in Iran, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said Friday and demanded the early release of both people. The ministry confirmed the second person had been ...

Many people dream about leaving the place where they were born or currently live and pursuing a life abroad. Usually, such dreams involve not some random country, but one that seemingly calls to a ...

Yumi Yamamoto has met Japan's oldest living people, and her great-grandmother died at 115. She's noticed a few things Japanese supercentenarians do which might contribute to their longevity. She ...

Tomiko Iuka is now the oldest living person on earth. That's according to the Gerontology Research Group and Guinness world records which confirmed Ito's status. Wednesday after the death on Monday of ...

Obesity is discussed primarily through the language of restriction and self-control. Japan offers a different model where gratitude and mindfulness underpin healthy eating behavior.

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person, according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116.Video above: Tomiko Itooka at a ...