A Northern Irish, Japan-based freelance writer and journalist

Writers

David McElhinney

Frankly: Japan's Love of Western Weddings is Bizarre, If Unsurprising

May 19

May 19 Frankly: Japan's Love of Western Weddings is Bizarre, If Unsurprising

David McElhinney

Frankly: Japan May Have to Give Up on the South Kuril Islands

Mar 23

Mar 23 Frankly: Japan May Have to Give Up on the South Kuril Islands

David McElhinney

Frankly: The Plight of Loneliness in Japan

Feb 25

Feb 25 Frankly: The Plight of Loneliness in Japan

David McElhinney

Frankly: The US-Japan Military Alliance Has Run its Course

Jan 27

Jan 27 Frankly: The US-Japan Military Alliance Has Run its Course

David McElhinney

Frankly: Japan's Problem With Cult Thinking

Jan 12

Jan 12 Frankly: Japan's Problem With Cult Thinking

David McElhinney

Frankly: Japan’s Border Policies Pave the Way for Surveillance State

Dec 2

Dec 2 Frankly: Japan’s Border Policies Pave the Way for Surveillance State

David McElhinney

Frankly: Japan's Royal Succession is a Farce

Nov 16

Nov 16 Frankly: Japan's Royal Succession is a Farce

David McElhinney

Frankly: When it Comes to Cannabis, Japan is a Hypocrite

Nov 1

Nov 1 Frankly: When it Comes to Cannabis, Japan is a Hypocrite

David McElhinney

Frankly: Nepotism is Built Into the Japanese Political System

Oct 13

Oct 13 Frankly: Nepotism is Built Into the Japanese Political System

David McElhinney