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Asako Yuzuki: ‘I’m very far from the ideal Japanese woman’

Asako Yuzuki discusses Butter and Hooked amid growing English translations and international interest.
The author says public critique in Japan has affected how she writes about women and friendship.
Yuzuki plans to focus on women who make unforgivable mistakes and betray each other in future novels.
The interview notes the global surge in translated Japanese fiction and collaboration with translator Polly Barton.
Yuzuki describes societal pressures on Japanese women to maintain perfect appearances and lifestyles.
Butter’s success helped broaden English-language readership for Japanese female authors.
Yuzuki’s past works explore power dynamics, loneliness, and social media’s pull in Tokyo.
She grew up in Tokyo, studied French literature, and faced early life challenges including a coma in junior high.
Yuzuki emphasizes writing in a way that resonates with Japanese readers while acknowledging global readers.
The Guardian interview highlights the influence of modern feminism on reception of Yuzuki’s work.

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