Japan has the longest-living population in the world with people living, on average, to the age of 86. Experts suggest this is due to a combination of good diets, active lifestyles and supportive family structure. Pictured, Elderly people work out with wooden dumb-bells in the grounds of a temple to celebrate Japan's Respect for the Aged Day.
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CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains how Ikigai can help you live to 100.
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Japan has the longest-living population in the world with people living, on average, to the age of 86. Experts suggest this is due to a combination of good diets, active lifestyles and supportive family structure. Pictured, Elderly people work out with wooden dumb-bells in the grounds of a temple to celebrate Japan's Respect for the Aged Day.
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