Elderly woman dies after choking on traditional Japanese rice cake 'mochi' in Tokyo


From 2020 to 2024 in Tokyo, a total of 338 people were rushed to the hospital after choking on mochi. -- PHOTO: UNSPLASH via The Straits Times/Asia News Network

TOKYO (The Japan News/ANN): A total of seven people between the ages of 80 and 96 were taken to hospitals after choking on mochi in Tokyo in the first three days of the new year, according to the Tokyo Fire Department.

Among them was a woman in her 80s, who died.

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