It was his love for green tea and Ireland’s historic win over the All Blacks at the weekend that led to Taoiseach Micheál Martin receiving a warm reception in Japan on Tuesday night.
Diplomats and business leaders joined Mr Martin at the five-star Okura Hotel in Tokyo for a reception for the Irish community and partners in Japan.
After a 12 hour-plus flight on Monday, Mr Martin admitted he was “in heaven” when he touched down to a mug of his favourite green tea.
