TOKYO (TR) – Authorities have arrested a 46-year-old man for allegedly scrawling graffiti at the Imperial Palace while it was ...

On December 20, a woman believed to be a foreigner was spotted feeding birds on display at Ueno Zoo in Taito Ward without permission. When a man saw this and warned her, the woman reportedly assaulted ...

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, ...