India, Oct. 28 -- Usually, in the conversation of longevity, there's often a search for a 'medicine' to increase one's lifespan and stay healthy for longer. The discourse shifts from superfoods, exercise trends, diets and so on. But what about work? It's hardly ever counted among the longevity secrets, as usually it is perceived as the very thing that wears people down. Working is typically associated with long hours of burnout and stress.

Yet for Japan's culinary legend Jiro Ono, known from the Jiro Dreams of Sushi 2011 documentary, work is the very thing that's keeping him alive and thriving.

According to an AP report, published on October 27, 2025, Ono, who is now a centenarian, is still not ready to retire. Jiro Ono turned 100 years...