According to Japanese media, 90% of those rushed to hospital from choking on their new year's dish are people aged 65 or older. Chew, chew, chew. If that's not possible, the rice cakes need to be ...

Choking on mochi is so common that authorities offer tips every year on how to help someone who has the food lodged in their throat.

The rice cakes are stretched, cut into thin strips about 1 centimeter wide each, and wrapped around willow or plum tree branches. Japanese original Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi ...