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.

Japan’s centenarian population has reached a record high as the country continues to maintain the world’s longest life expectancy – a milestone officials credit to healthy lifestyles and fewer fatal ...

Healthy teeth have long been framed as a cosmetic bonus, but new data from Japan suggests they may be as fundamental to ...

Having a greater number of missing or decayed teeth has been linked to a shorter life expectancy in a new study.