A Japanese cult leader who famously claimed he could channel the spirit of any living or dead person has passed away at the age of 66. Ryuho Okawa, leader and CEO of the “Happy Science” cult, was ...

TOKYO --The world's oldest person, a Japanese woman, died Wednesday, a few weeks after celebrating her 117th birthday. Misao Okawa died of heart failure and stopped breathing as her grandson and ...

Ryuho Okawa’s new book, The Laws of Justice, could not have come at a more appropriate moment. The Japanese thinker, whose books, according to his publisher, IRH Press, have sold more than 100 million ...

It's now past midnight in Japan, meaning that Misao Okawa, the world's oldest human being, has officially turned 117. She was born on March 5, 1898, and lives in a retirement home in Osaka. Okawa has ...

When Guinness World Records wishes you a happy birthday, you know it's a landmark occasion. Misao Okawa, the world's oldest living person, turned 117 on Thursday. Her birthday party, which included ...

TOKYO - The world's oldest person says 117 years doesn't seem like such a long time. Misao Okawa, the daughter of a kimono maker, made the comment Wednesday, at a celebration a day before her 117th ...

The oldest living person in the world, 117-year-old Misao Okawa, died early Wednesday morning of natural causes, according to the nursing home in Osaka city where she had been living. The nursing home ...

On Monday afternoon, I met a legend just as he was saying goodbye to his sport. His name is Heizaburo Okawa. He has been the fencing coach at Cal State Fullerton for the past 26 seasons, and Monday ...

TOKYO — Isao Okawa, president and chairman of Sega Corp., the third-biggest video game maker, died Friday of heart failure in a Tokyo hospital, Sega and its largest shareholder, CSK Corp., said in a ...

The world's oldest person has died a few weeks after celebrating her 117th birthday - after saying her life seemed 'rather short'. Misao Okawa was surrounded by her family and staff at her nursing ...