Kirk here sharing a link to the 2022 Fall YOKA:

Kirk here sharing a link to the 2022 Fall YOKA:

https://www.kumamotojet.com/reiwa/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Yoka%202022%20Fall.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 is a list of the contents that I received in an e-mail notification:

— start quote — Fall by Paige Turner Photos by Lusu Mwah Fleeting Moments of Fall by Lauren Chidel 64 Hours by Veronica Vanessa Photos by Matthew Trecek Vetch by Julia Neely Photos by Alexis Miaux Photos by Trinh K. Hand Painting at the International Friendship Festival by Lily Nguyen Photos by KT Setlhodi The Instinct of a Moth by Aliza Reitsma — end quote —