NINOSHIMA, Japan(AP) — Baumkuchen originated in Germany but has become a wildly popular sweet in Japan, where a prisoner of war on a small western island started making the treat that has thrived in ...

MAEBASHI--A high school student’s delectable dream of tasting a "baumkuchen" German layered cake inspired by "yaki manju," a local specialty, has become a reality. Gunma prefecture residents young and ...

Markus Stolz spent his childhood enjoying the many cakes his mother made while they were living in Japan. His German parents were missionaries there and his mom taught classes for Japanese women in ...

NINOSHIMA, Japan — Baumkuchen originated in Germany but has become a wildly popular sweet in Japan, where a prisoner of war on a small western island started making the treat that has thrived in its ...