Blue zones are big on breakfast, says longevity researcher Dan Buettner. But their breakfasts are usually hearty and healthy. Here are six foods they eat.

Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island.

Dan Buettner, a National Geographic fellow and founder of the Blue Zones project, identified five original Blue Zones: ...

Dan Buettner has made it his life's work to investigate the habits of the longest-living people in six elusive 'Blue Zones' ...

Their 24 new species include lugworms and a shrimp called Halosbaena okinawaensis found in a submarine cave in the north of the main Okinawa island. Described as a “living fossil,” this shrimp ...

Okinawa on Monday pledged to preserve and pass on the lessons of history at a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his family prayed on Wednesday in Okinawa for all the war dead in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II that was fought on the southern Japanese island ...

A new film tells the true story of two Japanese soldiers in World War II. The soldiers lived for two years on top of a very ...

The Battle of Okinawa began on April 1, 1945 when the U.S. troops, in their push for mainland Japan, landed on the island. It lasted until late June, killing more than 200,000 people.

People in Japan are marking 80 years since the end of the Battle of Okinawa, a campaign of fierce ground fighting during the ...

The Battle of Okinawa began on April 1, 1945 when the U.S. troops, in their push for mainland Japan, landed on the island. It lasted until late June, killing more than 200,000 people.