Two elderly men in Japan died after choking to death on mochi rice cakes as part of a New Year’s tradition that authorities have issued warnings about annually.

When I was in my 20s, I came to the United States and got married and started my own family. I began making ozoni for my children and my wife every New Year’s at our home in Chicago. I don’t ...

How Japanese mochi brings communities in America together Despite an annual warning from authorities, a deadly New Year's trend continued in Japan this week as two people died after choking on ...