By SOKICHI KURODA/ Staff Writer
October 26, 2025 at 07:00 JST
A cup version of GariGarikun ice pop is served at the prefecture-run Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture. It is offered with crushed ice from the regular popsicle version and without a harder outer layer. (Sokichi Kuroda)
KUMAGAYA, Saitama Prefecture--It may be just an ice pop to most people, but GariGarikun happens to be a surprising comfort food for many terminally ill patients in their final days, doctors say. [Read More]
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