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Every year, Japan’s national police and emergency response services issue public warnings to be careful when eating mochi rice cakes, the sticky, sweet traditional delicacy served to celebrate the new ...

Sofia Lotto Persio reports mainly on Asia and gender issues for Newsweek. She previously covered international affairs with a specific focus on Europe and the Middle East for IBTimes UK. She follows ...

As the excitement of the New Year starts to wear off and many of us, weary with our unattainable resolutions, have abandoned them in a fit, this one Asian country yet again comes face to face with one ...

Heralding the New Year always means celebrating with a lot of food. In Japan, however, festivities took a tragic turn as many choked on mochi, a sticky rice cake traditionally served during the ...

A simple snack in Japan is becoming a deadly tradition. At least nine people have died after choking on mochi rice cakes. It's made with sticky rice and grilled beans and traditionally eaten in large ...

Fruit mochi are soft, chewy rice cakes filled with fresh fruit like strawberries, mango, or kiwi. This easy mochi dessert ...

You’ll recognize Chikara Mochi, a Japanese rice cake shop in Gardena, by the blue noren (curtains) fluttering outside. The delicate little cakes on display inside include four that are used in the ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — A free mochi-tuski rice cake-pounding event will be held at the Kingston Pop-Up Shop & Cafe at 10 Cedar St. on Saturday, Dec. 28, from 2-4 p.m. The organizers said the mochi will be ...