On Tuesday, October 29, at the Cervantes Institute in Bucharest, Japanese author Toshikazu Kawaguchi launched the novel Before We Say Goodbye, translated by Iolanda Prodan as part of the successful series Before the Coffee Gets Cold. The event, moderated by Ioana Bâldea Constantinescu, featured guests such as cultural journalist Luisa Ene and Șerban Georgescu, head of the Asian Studies Department at the Romanian-American University. The large audience had the opportunity to receive autographs from the author. The event was organized by Litera Publishing House in partnership with CSRJ-AH.