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Movement is a life philosophy for an 87-year-old runner

‘Years may wrinkle skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul’.

After the death of his father, the US-based director and photographer Alex Lockett travelled to Okinawa, an island region in the far south of Japan known for the longevity of its residents. There, he met an 87-year-old man named Shimei Nakaoji, whose life is imbued with routines to help him remain as mentally and physically sharp as possible. For Nakaoji, who has cancer, this includes a strict running regimen, which he views as........

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