David McElhinney is an Irish freelance writer and journalist based in Tokyo and the UK. Fusing reporting and social commentary with extensive experience traveling throughout the country, David has published stories on travel, culture, society and politics, the environment, and sports in Japan.

He contributes regularly to Japan's longest-running English-language magazine, Tokyo Weekender, and its premier English-language newspaper, The Japan Times. His work has also been published in The Belfast Telegraph, The Independent, The Irish Independent, Al Jazeera, CNN Travel, Business Insider, Metropolis, INTOUCH Magazine, and Intrepid Times.