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Woman chokes to death on mochi rice cake as fatal New Year's trend continues in Japan
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Woman chokes to death on mochi rice cake as fatal New Year's trend continues in Japan

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Over recent years, the chewy rice cakes have killed and hospitalized hundreds of people in Japan, where it is eaten to celebrate the new year.

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 eaten to celebrate the new year. Seven elderly men ... [2009 chars]

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Source: CBS News

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