TOKYO (TR) – Nine people were rushed to hospitals in the capital after choking on sticky mochi rice cakes over the three-day New Year holidays. Two of the victims were later confirmed dead.

Japanese authorities had a strong sense of crisis. Investigators from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police’s 3rd Investigation ...

TOKYO (TR) – Monday marked the 24th anniversary of the murders of four members of a family at their residence in Setagaya ...

TOKYO (TR) – An elderly man choked on a sticky mochi rice cake at a residence in Itabashi Ward on Tuesday and died, reports ...

CHIBA (TR) – A man in custody in connection with a murder-arson case in which a couple was fatally stabbed and nearby ...

As with choking accidents, many people who eat mochi are elderly. At Dr. Ishihara’s clinic, intestinal obstruction is most ...

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, ...

TOKYO (TR) – Following revelations that a former Mitsubishi UFJ Bank employee stole over 1 billion yen worth of valuables ...

Early on December 24, Taichi Watanabe and the youth, 15, are suspected of driving dangerously, including ignoring traffic signals, at the “ Scramble Crossing ” in Shibuya Ward, reports TBS News (Dec.