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 ...

Most Americans likely only have a passing familiarity with mochi, the sweet, chewy Japanese treat made from rice. Here, it’s often seen filled with ice cream (or as a self-serve fro-yo topping), but ...

A grim New Year's trend continued in Japan as four women choked to death on traditional rice cakes and 12 other people were hospitalized, the Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported. The women who died were ...

Two elderly men in Japan choked to death on mochi rice cakes as part of a New Year’s tradition that authorities have issued warnings about annually. Eating mochi on and around the New Year is supposed ...

Azuki & Lima Bean Filled Mochi From Shuei-Do Manju Shop, San Jose If you've ever had mochi (or manju), you'll know that you can't eat just one. Its contrast of light yet densely chewy texture and mild ...

Japanese snack culture produces things that don't translate cleanly into Western food categories — kinako mochi sits in a ...

The key to McDonald’s Japan’s success has been the skillful way its menu both stays true to the chain’s American roots but also takes into considerations local tastes. For example, should you walk ...

In a bright, modern home in a Monterey Park neighborhood, three generations of a Japanese American family made way for the new year with an ancient tradition. A hundred pounds of glutinous rice had ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. They are round, sweet...and deadly. Japan's festive treat known as ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla — A craft bakery pop-up that specializes in Japanese-style doughnuts plans to open its first permanent Northeast Florida shop this summer near St. Johns Town Center. Dochi Japanese ...