Longevity travel is the buzzword of the moment. This surging trend has seen people exploring how to extend their lifespan, looking to the Blue Zone countries for guidance.

An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the scars remain, allowing visitors to get up close and touch history.

But do blue zone residents really live longer? Or is their legendary lifespan more myth than science? “People [in blue zones] reach age 100 at 10 times greater rates than in the United States,” ...

Scenic view of Rosewood Miyakojima in Okinawa, Japan.

Okinawa Prefecture’s Naha and Ishigaki are among the top ports of call in Japan for international cruise ships. If you are going on a cruise that stops at either port – or both – you might b ...

This is the life’s work of the bone digger, Takamatsu Gushiken. He spends much of his free time in caves like this in Okinawa, Japan’s southernmost prefecture, trying to bring closure to one ...