I’m currently into Japanese novels (Convenience Store Woman, The Key, Days At The Moorisaki Bookshop and others). Here’s another one: Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi.

In a small coffee house in Hakodate, guests can choose to sit at a specific table, usually occupied by a ghost – a man in a suit reading the newspaper all day – and travel through time.

One lady travels back to visit her mother, who left her behind at a young age. A comedian who won a significant comedy award goes back in time to tell his deceased wife the great news about his prize.
These are heartbreaking and, at the same time, stories with a lovely lightness. This is one of those great books you don’t come across often.