Japanese Novelist Asako Yuzuki Says She Wrote Her Novel ‘Butter’ in Reaction to Male-Centered Media; Finds Warm Embrace for Her Novel in U.K.

Japanese writer Asako Yuzuki is getting attention abroad for her novel “Butter,” which touches on everything from family relationships to social problems, such as fatphobia and misogyny. Plus, there is a twist of mystery woven in.