Writer

Jim Rion

Writer and translator living in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Certified by SSI International as a shōchū advisor and international kikisake-shi, or sake sommelier, and by the Sake Education Council as a certified sake professional. Cohost of the monthly Sake Deep Dive podcast with sake brewer Andrew Russel. Author of Discovering Yamaguchi Sake. Works in many fields including sake, tourism, cultural communication, and literature. Translator of The Devil’s Flute Murders by Yokomizo Seishi, Strange Pictures and Strange Houses by the horror writer Uketsu, and more. His website is JimRion.com and he is onBluesky as well.

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last updated at : Dec 2, 2024