'Cozy fiction' fires British appetite for Japanese novels in translation

Toshikazu Kawaguchi's 'Before the Coffee Gets Cold' tops best-seller chart

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"Before We Forget Kindness" is the fifth book in a series written by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, pictured here at Topping & Co. Booksellers of Bath, a city in southwest England, in October. (Courtesy of Pan Mcmillan)

ZOE FRECHIN-POLLARD, Nikkei staff writer

LONDON -- British readers have traditionally been less enamored with translated literature than Europeans, but a solid fan base has built up for Japanese fiction over the last few years.

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