Editing Mochi (section)

==Health hazards==
Suffocation deaths are caused by mochi every year in Japan, especially among elderly people.<ref name="Mochi hazards">{{cite web|date=January 2, 2015|title=Traditional New Year's food proves deadly again in Japan|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mochi-deaths-traditional-new-years-food-proves-deadly-again-in-japan/ |access-date=July 14, 2021|publisher=[[CBS News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=January 2, 2018|title=Delicious but deadly mochi: The Japanese rice cakes that kill|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42537953|access-date=July 14, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=December 30, 2013|title=Japan confronts mochi rice-cake death-trap with technological solution|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/30/japan-new-year-mochi-death-technology|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=the Guardian}}</ref> In 2015, it was reported that according to the Tokyo Fire Department – which responds to choking cases – more than 100 people were hospitalized per year for choking on mochi in Tokyo alone. Also, in Tokyo, between 2006 and 2009, there were 18 reported deaths resulting from choking on mochi. As a result of this risk, Japanese authorities put out yearly warnings advising people to cut mochi into small pieces before consumption.<ref name="Mochi hazards" />