Kirk here sharing a link to the 2022 Summer YOKA:
https://www.kumamotojet.com/reiwa/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022SummerYOKA.pdf
What’s YOKA? Here’s the explanation about the publication on the Kumamoto JET website:
“The YOKA is an English-language newsletter published by the International Affairs Division with the help of current and former Kumamoto JETs.”
https://www.kumamotojet.com/reiwa/the-yoka/
You can also find links to many previous issues of YOKA on this site.
My understanding is that the publication is largely by and for current and former JETs but I think that many of the articles should also be of interest to non-JET expatriate residents of Kumamoto.
Here, shared with permission, is part of the text of an e-mail I received and the 2022 Summer issue:
— start quote — The 2022 Summer YOKA is here! This YOKA features … Beach Day by Paige Turner A Three Course Meal of Korean Love by Lily Nguyen 1CHANCE FESTIVAL by Veronica Vanessa A Dark Mountain by Thomas Holroyd ゴキブリ by Molly M. Spider Story by Julia Neelyy Lost and Found by Paige Turner Summer Fan by Anonymous A Conversation Between Three Mosquitos on a Shoulder in Kego Park by Julia Neely Area Leader Introductions by your 22-23 Area Leaders Recipes by Paige Turner 夏の思い出 by Lauren Chidel Illustrations by Kohen Pather, Mary Painter, and Emerson Neely Photography by Cricket Lee This YOKA was Designed by Vanessa Veronica and is best viewed in Adobe Acrobat Reader with Cover View enabled (Here’s how to enable Cover View in Adobe Acrobat Reader: View > Page Display > Show Cover Page During Two-Up) — end quote —
Finally, please note that this publication is copyrighted: © Tourism and International Policy Division, Kumamoto Prefecture