Two elderly men died after choking on mochi on the first three days of the New Year in Japan. This sticky, sweet traditional ...

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Two elderly men in Japan choked to death on mochi rice cakes as part of a New Year’s tradition that authorities have issued ...

An elderly woman died and five other people were in serious condition in the Tokyo area after choking on “mochi” sticky rice cakes between Jan. 1 and 3, the Tokyo Fire Department said.

The cakes, known as mochi, are cute round buns made of soft and chewy rice. The rice is first steamed and then pounded and mashed. Mochi-pounding at a shrine in Tokyo The resulting sticky rice ...

transforming into mochi. Rice-making, brought to Japan through countries such as China, Korea Taiwan and other Southeast Asian countries, around 3,000 BCE marked the beginning of permanent ...

Production of hana-mochi traditional New Year’s decorations is now in full swing in the Hida region of Gifu Prefecture. In the old days, when fresh flowers for the festive season were hard to ...

Pounding and eating mochi offers good luck, health, prosperity and happiness.

The emergency services have issued advisories urging Japanese people to eat mochi with care, including tips on dealing with choking.