German Baumkuchen ‘tree cake’ survived a disaster and world wars to become a Japanese favorite

Baumkuchen originated in Germany but has become a wildly popular sweet in Japan, where a prisoner of war on a small western ...
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10 Things To Do In Chiba – Japan’s Coastal Getaway Just 40 Min From Tokyo, No Shinkansen Needed

Skip the usual Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto haunts and head instead to Chiba Prefecture for a trip to Japan that's off the beaten ...
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Yamanote Line Marks 100th Year of Operation as Loop Train in Nov., Grows as Tokyo’s Lifeline with Eye on Future

The Yamanote Line in November marked its 100th year since the train began operating as a loop line. Regarded as the “aorta of ...