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In Japan, the New Year is a time of celebration, filled with cherished traditions and delicious foods. One such delicacy is ...

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

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.

(250103) -- NINGBO, Jan. 3, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 3, 2025 shows the exterior view of a restaurant themed on rice cake in Cicheng Town, Ningbo City of east China's Zhejiang Province ...

Japan’s emergency services are warning New Year revellers not to bite off more than they can chew when they savour traditional mochi rice cakes over the holidays. An essential element of the ...

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

Making mochi for the New Year is a tradition that’s observed by many of Hawaii’s families of Japanese ancestry.

"I hope people will start off a good year by savoring good mochi rice cakes on New Year's Day," President Katsuya Yamada commented. (Japanese original by Kazuki Yamazaki, Nagoya Photo and Video ...