Links to all the books I mentioned …
Hisashi Kashiwai, Jesse Kirkwood (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/154488299-the-kamogawa-food-detectives?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=41V3qxpC1E&rank=1
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Geoffrey Trousselot (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44421460-before-the-coffee-gets-cold?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_16
Kim Jiyun, Shanna Tan (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203469691-yeonnam-dong-s-smiley-laundromat
Sanaka Hiiragi, Jesse Kirkwood (Translator)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204593511-the-lantern-of-lost-memories