Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanese ...
Two elderly men in Japan choked to death on mochi rice cakes as part of a New Year’s tradition that authorities have issued ...
Two elderly men died after choking on mochi on the first three days of the New Year in Japan. This sticky, sweet traditional ...
Choking on mochi is so common that authorities offer tips every year on how to help someone who has the food lodged in their ...
Japan's Coming of Age Day is a sure sign of winter, arriving after New Year celebrations and before the cherry blossom ...
East Asian countries including Japan, China and Taiwan welcomed the New Year with spectacular celebrations and firework ...
People in a community in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, braved the cold on Tuesday night to join in a New Year ritual ...