A woman died and six other people were hospitalized in Tokyo after choking on mochi, a chewy rice cake that in recent years has killed and hospitalized hundreds of people in Japan, where it is often ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lunar New Year is celebrated with different foods depending on the culture, but across the Asian diaspora, there is one food in ...

Since January 2014, the Southern Arizona Japanese Cultural Coalition has been putting on an annual Japanese cultural event in Tucson. It started out as a New Year’s mochi pounding event and has grown ...

If you value independent local news, become a sustainer today. Your gift could help unlock a $1M challenge. These days, mochi might bring to mind the ice cream selection at Trader Joe's or the cute, ...

In a small shop nestled in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo neighborhood, a small but popular Japanese confectionary shop called Fugetsu-Do is turning 120 years old. Though this is a remarkable achievement — ...

HAIDIAN, BEIJING, CHINA, January 7, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — As the international food service and retail sectors navigate a surge in consumer interest for ...

When you think of treats from Japan, you may think of a few different snacks, such as matcha, dango, and mochi ice cream. Surprisingly, however, the latter does not trace its roots back to Japan.

Say 'sayonara' to Mochi Mochi Café and Tjing Tjing, two Cape Town-based Japanese restaurants that will shut down in April.

Japan’s Morinaga & Co., maker of Hi-Chew candy in the U.S., will enter the U.S. frozen dessert market with an agreement to ...