'Before The Coffee Gets Old' novelist says there is hope in every cuppa

‘If you stop halfway, it’s going to make you have second thoughts,’ says Toshikazu Kawaguchi about pursuing a career in the literary world. Photo: The Japan Foundation, KL

Toshikazu Kawaguchi, an acclaimed Japanese novelist, playwright and theatre director, looks to the warm weather in Malaysia to continue empowering people with his love and imagination.

He described his first impression of Malaysia during the Christmas season as the feeling of eating warm ice cream.