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

TOKYO (TR) – Many people will eat sticky mochi rice cakes during the New Year holidays. Whether in soup (ozoni) or grilled (yakimochi), a choking hazard exists due its sticky consistency. As a result, ...

Mochi is a sticky, sweet traditional delicacy made of soft and chewy rice. Wikimedia Commons Mochi-related deaths have come to haunt Japan again. The delicious rice cake, which is an integral part of ...

It is particularly consumed during festivals and different occasions are preferred due to its sticky nature. While mochi, which is made with sticky rice and can be eaten in a variety of ways ...

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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 ...

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.

TOKYO (TR) – An elderly man choked on a sticky mochi rice cake at a residence in Itabashi Ward on Tuesday and died, reports NHK (Jan. 1). According to the Tokyo Fire Department, a family member ...

Mochi is a popular food in Japan ... adding that the dish has a "slightly sticky, delightfully chewy quality about them." Emily Anderson, a curator at the Japanese American National Museum ...