Executive Editor
StaffGeorge McClellan
george.mcclellan@japanese.co.ukExecutive Editor of Japanese.co.uk, covering Japan travel, culture, food, and language with a practical, reader-first editorial approach.
Staff
Editors and contributors
Not Raw Fish is published by a small editorial team. As writers and editors are added, they appear here with their public-facing bios, staff emails, and profile details.
Travel Contributor
StaffMarco Ruiz
marco.ruiz@notrawfish.comMarco Ruiz is a Japan-based travel writer with a knack for unearthing low-key izakayas, quirky subcultures, and local folklore. With 41 of Japan’s 47 prefectures already checked off his list, his dispatches cut through the usual tourist noise to deliver authentic, sharp-witted takes on modern Japanese life.
Senior Contributer
StaffSamantha Kato
samantha.kato@japanese.co.ukJapanese speaker and frequent visitor. Food lover, photography lover.
Tech Writer
StaffYuma Yamamoto
yuma.yamamoto@japanese.co.ukYuma is a Sendai native who recently traded the streets of New York to chase Japan’s best tech stories. He cuts through the corporate jargon to write honest, human pieces on how local innovators are building the future.