Despite an annual warning from authorities, a deadly New Year's trend continued in Japan this week as two people died after choking on mochi — a doughy cake made from steamed sweet rice that is ...

Two people in Japan have died and seven others had to be taken to hospitals after choking on mochi, a sweet rice cake that can prove difficult to swallow if not thoroughly chewed. In just the ...

For the Lunar New Year, the Japanese celebrate with kagami mochi (or mirror rice cake) and Koreans enjoy tteokguk, or rice ...

They were among 16 mochi-eaters who were rushed to hospitals ... who ate “ozoni” rice cake soup at her home on the morning of Jan. 1. She was taken to a hospital after choking and pronounced ...

A ceremony to distribute traditional round rice cakes ... called "kagami mochi." The cakes were displayed over the New Year holidays at the castle museum and gardens. One cake, measuring 50 ...

On Japan Culture Day at Yokota Air Base, Japanese base workers shared their vibrant culture with their U.S. counterparts.

Around 10 artisans at the Takayama Workshop of the Hida Hana-Mochi Association have been busy decorating tree branches with tiny red and white rice cakes, each about 1 centimeter wide, that look ...

Two elderly men in Japan choked to death on mochi rice cakes as part of a New Year ... in suburban Tokyo also died after choking on the cake, according to Japan Today. In the first three days ...