Japan has some of the longest-living citizens in the world -<a href="http://www.sankei.com/life/news/170301/lif1703010080-n1.html">87 years for women and 81 for men </a>, according to the country's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. Could this concept of ikigai contribute to longevity? Author Dan Buettner believes it does. He's the author of Blue Zones: Lessons on Living Longer from the People Who've Lived the Longest, and has travelled the globe exploring long-lived communities around the world, which he calls " <a href="https://bluezones.com/books">blue zones </a>". One such zone is Okinawa, a remote island with a remarkably high number of centenarians. While <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7250675.stm">a unique diet </a>likely has a lot to do with residents' longevity, Buettner says ikigai also plays a part.

For Japanese workers in big cities, a typical work day begins with a state called sushi-zum e, a term which likens commuters squeezed into a crowded train car to tightly packed grains of rice in sushi. The stress doesn't stop there.

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Ikigai: A Japanese concept to improve work and life

Ikigai: A Japanese concept to improve work and life

Satkriti Sumedha