Japan’s oldest living person celebrates 116th birthday

Tomiko Itooka, Japan’s oldest person and the second oldest person in the world, turned 116 on Thursday. Key points: ...

Meet 26-year-old Ryosuke Takashima, the youngest mayor in Japanese history

On April 23, voters in the coastal city of Ashiya, Japan, elected the country’s youngest mayor in history. Ryosuke Takashima, 26, ran on a b...