Boy dies during school lunch; elementary school holds briefing; calls for care for children and teachers. Following an accident in which a first-year boy died after choking on his school lunch at an elementary school in Miyama City, Fukuoka Prefecture, the school held a campaign for parents on the night of the 27th.
According to the city's Board of Education, the victim appears to have choked on the quail eggs that were in the miso oden. It was explained that around 20 to 25 minutes, not including cleaning up, were spent on eating.