3 d. ago The German prisoner of war who gave Japan one of its most beloved cakes

Baumkuchen survived an earthquake and two world wars to become a wildly popular sweet

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4 d. ago 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 island started making the treat that has thrived in its new homeland

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7 d. ago Tatsuya Nakadai death: Legendary Japanese actor and Kurosawa collaborator dies aged 92

The stage and screen veteran celebrated for performances in ‘Ran’ and ‘Harakiri’ helped define post-war Japanese cinema over a seven-decade career

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2 w. ago Tragedy of the Air India crash survivor: Brit who walked away from disaster is still unable to speak to his wife and son and reveals how he has been affected

Viswashkumar Ramesh, 39, was the only survivor when the London-bound Boeing 787 crashed soon after take-off from Ahmedabad in western India in June.

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2 w. ago Sole Air India crash survivor describes survival in deadly disaster as 'miracle'

The crash in the Indian city of Ahmedabad killed 241 people - but Briton Vishwash Kumar Ramesh walked away relatively unharmed

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2 w. ago Air India crash survivor says God 'gave me life but took all my happiness'

Briton Vishwash Kumar Ramesh described surviving the disaster as a "miracle" but said the death of his brother Ajay on the same flight meant his family "lost everything".

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2 w. ago Man, 111, reveals how to live longer and his two secrets to reaching his 100th birthday

Zhan Changcheng has nine children, three sons and six daughters aged between 59 and 82, and has lived through World War I, the Warlord Era, the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Chinese Civil War, and 76 years of communist rule

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3 w. ago New mum names daughter after historic disaster as people left speechless

A mum has been slammed for naming her daughter after a historic disaster, but while some hope it's in tribute of its survivors, others believe the woman doesn't know any better

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