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 ...

They are round, sweet...and deadly. Japan's festive treat known as mochi has killed two people who suffocated on the rice cakes traditionally served on New Year's Day. Seven others were listed in ...

A sticky New Year's tradition has reportedly claimed another life in Japan -- but if the elderly woman was the only casualty, it marks an improvement on previous years. Japan Today reports that a ...

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 ...

Kirimochi 切り餅 is a type of dried mochi (rice cake made of mochigome glutinous rice) cut into rectangles. They're one of the most common forms of dried mochi cakes and are typically bought at New ...

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 ...

Shuji Mitsuishi is standing in the centre of his Japanese grocery, giggling like a schoolchild. Fists locked into a makeshift mallet, he’s pretending to strike an imaginary object. His wife, Reiko, is ...

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 ...

Two people have died in Japan and several are in a critical condition after choking on traditional rice cakes as part of the new year celebrations. They may seem harmless, but each year the ...

Mr. xjoo92 created the 'Kagami Mochi Adapter ' that can instantly turn commercially available cut rice cakes into 'Kagami Mochi'. The procedure for creating and using the 'Kagami Mochi Adapter' is ...

Häagen-Dazs has been creating some awesome Japan-exclusive varieties over the years, featuring flavors like hojicha roasted green tea and cherry blossom, but one of their most innovative releases of ...