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Volunteers join in making mochi for quake victims

NAGAOKA, Japan - Two villagers from quake-hit Yamakoshi Village in central Niigata Prefecture are joined by volunteers in making mochi (rice cake) near their temporary houses in Nagaoka on Dec. 26. Mochi is one of traditional foods eaten by Japanese on New Year's day.

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"Mochi Ice Cream" maker Mikawaya store in L.A.'s Little Tokyo

LOS ANGELES, July 13 Kyodo - Photo taken on July 8, 2015, shows a store of Mochi (rice cake) Ice Cream maker Mikawaya in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. The 105-year-old confectionary producer has been bought by U.S. investment company Century Park Capital Partners.

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Yokozuna Hakuho in 'mochi' making event

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho pounds rice during a traditional "mochi" rice cake making event at Miyagino Stable in Tokyo on Dec. 30, 2014. He won five of the six tournaments in the year to extend his overall tourney titles to 32, equaling the late grand champion Taiho's all-time record.

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Kennedy takes part in rice cake pounding in Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (L) takes part in a "mochi" rice cake pounding event at Sendai Nika Senior High School in Miyagi Prefecture on May 13, 2014. On the right is her son John Schlossberg.

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Kennedy tastes 'zunda mochi' rice cake in Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy tastes "zunda mochi" rice cakes with students at Sendai Nika Senior High School in Miyagi Prefecture on May 13, 2014, after experiencing "mochi" making.

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Japan midfielder Honda makes 'mochi' rice cake

OSAKA, Japan - Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda of CSKA Moscow, following a New Year custom, takes part in the making of ''mochi'' traditional rice cake at the J-Green Sakai national soccer training center in Osaka Prefecture on Jan. 3, 2011.

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'Mochi' pounding at Showa Base in Antarctica

ANTARCTICA, Antarctica - Members of Japan's Antarctic expedition team pound a 'mochi' rice cake at the Showa Station in Antarctica on Dec. 27, 2009, in preparation for the new year. (Pool photo)

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Strings of dried persimmons hung under eaves

KATSURAGI, Japan - Strings of dried persimmons are hung under the eaves of a farmhouse in Katsuragi, Wakayama Prefecture, on Nov. 9, 2009. The dried fruit is used to decorate special ''kagami-mochi'' New Year rice cakes. Kagami-mochi consist of two round, flat rice cakes -- a smaller one on top of a larger one -- and are used as offerings to the god of New Year.

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Sweets maker resumes sale after suspension over mislabeling

ISE, Japan - A time-honored Japanese sweets maker, Ofuku Mochi Honke Yugen Kaisha, resumed sales Dec. 5 of its Ofuku Mochi rice cake for the first time since voluntarily suspending business Oct. 30 over false-labeling of the product's production dates and ingredients. Photo shows a customer buying the rice cake at the company's head office in Ise, Mie Prefecture.

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Hakuho performs 'dohyo-iri' at Meiji Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian wrestler Hakuho (R), the 69th sumo wrestler to achieve the highest rank of yokozuna, performs the ''dohyo-iri'' ring-purification ceremony in front of the hall of worship at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on June 1, with Makuuchi-division wrestler Aminishiki (L) acting as ''tachi-mochi'' (sword bearer).

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(2)Asashoryu performs ritual at Meiji Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - New yokozuna Asashoryu of Mongolia (C) performs the ''dohyo-iri'' ring-purification ritual in front of the hall of worship at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 31, with Toki acting as ''tachi-mochi'' (sword bearer) at his left and Takamisakari serving as ''tsuyu-harai'' (herald) at his right.

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Hakuho performs 'dohyo-iri' at Meiji Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian wrestler Hakuho (R), the 69th sumo wrestler to achieve the highest rank of yokozuna, performs the ''dohyo-iri'' ring-purification ceremony in front of the hall of worship at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on June 1, with Makuuchi-division wrestler Aminishiki (L) acting as ''tachi-mochi'' (sword bearer). (Kyodo)

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Sweets maker resumes sale after suspension over mislabeling

ISE, Japan - A time-honored Japanese sweets maker, Ofuku Mochi Honke Yugen Kaisha, resumed sales Dec. 5 of its Ofuku Mochi rice cake for the first time since voluntarily suspending business Oct. 30 over false-labeling of the product's production dates and ingredients. Photo shows a customer buying the rice cake at the company's head office in Ise, Mie Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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CALLIGRAPHY CONTEST FOR THE NEW YEAR

CALLIGRAPHY CONTEST FOR THE NEW YEAR==Date:Jan, 1969, Place:,JAPAN, (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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Sea animal performances ahead of New Year

Piko, a walrus at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama, near Tokyo, poses as if preparing to pound mochi using a small mallet, during a special show on Dec. 29, 2015 ahead of the New Year. Mochi, or rice cake, is traditionally eaten at New Year in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woman chooses to buy rice cake ice cream at old shop in L.A.

A woman chooses to buy two pieces of the famous Mochi (rice cake) Ice Cream of Mikawaya, a 105-year-old confectionary shop in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, on July 8, 2015. Mikawaya has been acquired by Century Park Capital Partners, a U.S. investment firm. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Alpaca bites into big rice cake at eastern Japan zoo

A male alpaca bites into a big "kashiwa-mochi" rice cake wrapped in oak leaves at the Nasu Animal Kingdom in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on May 2, 2015. Kashiwa-mochi is a traditional Japanese rice cake eaten on Children's Day, May 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dessert item on U.S.-Japan banquet menu

Photo shows Abekawa mochi dessert which will be among the dishes to be served at a White House banquet for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie on the evening of April 28, 2015. The couple arrived in the United States for an eight-day official visit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Winner at giant rice cake-lifting contest at Kyoto temple

Mayumi Hayashi (C) lifts a 90-kilogram gigantic "kagami mochi" rice cake during an annual competition to pray for good health at Daigo-ji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 23, 2015. Hayashi won the women's section of the event, in which participants compete to see who can hold the heavy mochi aloft for the longest time, with a record-breaking 11 minutes and 31 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giant rice cake-lifting contest at Kyoto temple for good health

A female participant (R) attempts to lift a 90-kilogram gigantic "kagami mochi" rice cake during an annual competition at Daigo-ji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 23, 2015. The event, in which participants compete to see who can hold the heavy mochi aloft for the longest time, is a ritual to pray for good health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giant rice cake-lifting contest at Kyoto temple for good health

A female participant (C) tries to lift a 90-kilogram gigantic "kagami mochi" rice cake during an annual competition at Daigo-ji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 23, 2015, while spectators cheer her on. The event, in which participants compete to see who can hold the heavy mochi aloft for the longest time, is a ritual to pray for good health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volunteers join in making mochi for quake victims

NAGAOKA, Japan - Two villagers from quake-hit Yamakoshi Village in central Niigata Prefecture are joined by volunteers in making mochi (rice cake) near their temporary houses in Nagaoka on Dec. 26. Mochi is one of traditional foods eaten by Japanese on New Year's day. (Kyodo)

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Strings of dried persimmons hung under eaves

KATSURAGI, Japan - Strings of dried persimmons are hung under the eaves of a farmhouse in Katsuragi, Wakayama Prefecture, on Nov. 9, 2009. The dried fruit is used to decorate special ''kagami-mochi'' New Year rice cakes. Kagami-mochi consist of two round, flat rice cakes -- a smaller one on top of a larger one -- and are used as offerings to the god of New Year. (Kyodo)

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A teahouse and girls,Mukojima

The English title is Wayside Resting Place. This is probably the endai bench at a teahouse on the Mukojima embankment. The kimono style of the three dressed-up girls indicates that they are geigi (young geisha). The food on the bench appears to be manju sweet buns. Sakura-mochi (cherry cake), which people ate in the cherry-blossom season, is said to have been created by Yamamoto Shinroku, the gateman at Chomeiji Temple in Mukojima during the Genroku Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number85‐35‐0]

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Ueno Park

The tea house in Ueno Park. Women make themselves comfortable while looking at flowers. A banner with Sakura mochi (rice cake wrapped in cherry blossom leaves) can be seen.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number40‐4‐0]

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Mt. Fuji seen from Iwabuchi,Tokaido Road

Teahouses for travelers to relax were seen frequently along the main roads. Initially, meals and lodging were not allowed here, but gradually specialties such as chikara mochi (rice cakes) were served as well as sake and snacks. Some shops had waitresses to serve the guests. A vendor carrying a balancing pole and a man pulling his cart can be seen.==Date:unknown, Place:Shizuoka, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number5‐31‐0]

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Yokozuna Hakuho in 'mochi' making event

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho pounds rice during a traditional "mochi" rice cake making event at Miyagino Stable in Tokyo on Dec. 30, 2014. He won five of the six tournaments in the year to extend his overall tourney titles to 32, equaling the late grand champion Taiho's all-time record. (Kyodo)

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Japan midfielder Honda makes 'mochi' rice cake

OSAKA, Japan - Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda of CSKA Moscow, following a New Year custom, takes part in the making of ''mochi'' traditional rice cake at the J-Green Sakai national soccer training center in Osaka Prefecture on Jan. 3, 2011. (Kyodo)

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New Year glassware

Photo taken at a workshop in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Dec. 16, 2019, shows glassware resembling "kagami mochi" rice cakes that are often displayed during New Year in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Onigiri" rice ball

Photo taken on March 15, 2019, shows "onigiri" rice balls sold by convenience store chain Lawson Inc. The rice balls contain "mochi mugi" sticky barley. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Monjayaki" pan-fried batter

Photo taken on March 12, 2018, shows "monjayaki" served at a restaurant in Tsukishima in Tokyo's Chuo Ward. Monjayaki is a flour-based batter topped with shredded cabbage and other ingredients that customers cook by themselves on a hot plate and eat right off the plate. The monjayaki in the photo also contains spicy "mentai" cod roe, "mochi" rice cake and cheese as toppings. Tsukishima is famous for its many monjayaki restaurants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Year glassware

Photo taken at a workshop in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Dec. 16, 2019, shows glassware resembling "kagami mochi" rice cakes that are often displayed during New Year in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Contest of strength winner

Momoko Fujita (C) wins the women's "chikara kurabe" contest of strength held at a temple in Kyoto on Feb. 23, 2018. Contestants try to lift and hold a giant two-tier mochi rice cake while in the crouch position for as long as possible. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kumamon at quake-hit Kumamoto Pref. event

Kumamon (L), the popular black bear mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture, and Japanese "enka" ballad singer Sayuri Ishikawa (R) pound steamed rice to make mochi rice cakes in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 22, 2018, at an event promoting the prefecture's reconstruction from a huge earthquake in April 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Year's Eve at Haneda airport

Members of the Japan Airlines corporate rugby team pound rice to make mochi rice cakes, a traditional New Year's food in Japan, at the international terminal of Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Year's Eve at Haneda airport

Japan Airlines staff hand out bowls of "shiratama zenzai," a traditional Japanese dessert of sweet red bean soup with chewy mochi dumplings, to passengers at the international terminal of Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Year's Eve at Haneda airport

Japan Airlines staff hand out bowls of "shiratama zenzai," a traditional Japanese dessert of sweet red bean soup with chewy mochi dumplings, to passengers at the international terminal of Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'Mochi' pounding at Showa Base in Antarctica

ANTARCTICA, Antarctica - Members of Japan's Antarctic expedition team pound a 'mochi' rice cake at the Showa Station in Antarctica on Dec. 27, 2009, in preparation for the new year. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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(2)Asashoryu performs ritual at Meiji Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - New yokozuna Asashoryu of Mongolia (C) performs the ''dohyo-iri'' ring-purification ritual in front of the hall of worship at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 31, with Toki acting as ''tachi-mochi'' (sword bearer) at his left and Takamisakari serving as ''tsuyu-harai'' (herald) at his right. (Kyodo)