Japanese officials say this is a common occurrence with elderly people during the holiday season that can be prevented with ...

Over recent years, the chewy rice cakes have killed and hospitalized hundreds of people in Japan, where it is eaten to ...

One of Japan's most cherished New Year foods has again turned deadly in Tokyo. Japan Today reports that according to the ...

The Tokyo Fire Department said Sunday that seven men and women aged 80-96 were taken to hospital after choking on mochi on the first three days of the new year. One of them, a woman in her 80s, died.

When I say that KS Baking is a hidden gem, I mean it. Literally. The first time I visited, I spent a good 20 minutes wandering aimlessly around Potong Pasir before finally locating it hidden behind a ...

Daifuku is a traditional dessert from Japan which is typically given as a gift for special occasions (its name means ‘great luck’ in Japanese). It’s usually made with red bean paste (anzo) wrapped in ...

I didn't try mochi until I lived with my Taiwanese landlord while I was at university. My landlord told me that traditionally, sweet rice cakes in Taiwan were called doushu, but since Japan's control ...

Mochi comes in a lot of different forms, but just about everyone agrees that one of the best is daifuku. These sweet dumplings aren’t just delicious, they’re versatile too, and as proof today we’re ...

TOKYO -- Can eating "mochi" rice cake and "daifuku" mochi filled with sweet bean paste help you avoid the restroom? Recently, a curious piece of advice has been circulating on social media as a "life ...

She was among seven cases of elderly people being taken to hospital in the first three days of 2026. Read more at ...