India, Feb. 20 -- Japanese author Asako Yuzuki, known for her best selling debut novel, Butter, visited India for the first time to speak at the recently concluded Alliance Literary Festival in Bangalore. Her novel, that explores the relationship between food, women's body image and feminism, has been an international bestseller since its release in May 2024.

It's your first time in India. How has your experience been so far?

I am loving the weather here in Bangalore; the breeze is lovely. I love the way Indian women dress here. I am also enjoying Indian food, especially masala chai, it's delicious. It's also very overwhelming to see my book's popularity in India. I didn't expect that. It seems Butter is more popular in India than in Ja...