An 81-year-old resident of Itabashi Ward and a 60-year-old man from Kita Ward were rushed to hospitals after getting cake made of steamed glutinous rice stuck in their throats but were pronounced dead later.
A further nine people aged from 28 to 89 were taken to hospitals in the capital on New Year's Day after choking on rice cakes but survived.
==Kyodo
source: news.abs-cbn.com
