The Insider: Jon Owen

Wayside Chapel pastor Jon Owen. Nagoya JR Gate Tower soars up from its 15th-floor lobby. Picture: Susan Kurosawa Some of Japan’s best-value city hotels sit beside, or astride, railway stations, and as ... ( read original story ...)

World’s oldest man, 113, dies in Japan

The world’s oldest man has died at his home — a hot springs inn — in northern Japan at the age of 113. Masazo Nonaka died in the early hours of Sunday while sleeping at home in Ashoro on ... ( read original story ...)

World’s oldest man dies in Japan

The Japanese man from the island of Hokkaido lived to be 113 years ... "We feel shocked at the loss of this big figure," his granddaughter Yuko told Kyodo News. "He was as usual yesterday and passed a... ( read original story ...)