diff --git a/runtime/syntax/java.vim b/runtime/syntax/java.vim
index fe0cabf..cf27e0d 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/java.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/java.vim
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 " Language:	Java
 " Maintainer:	Claudio Fleiner <claudio@fleiner.com>
 " URL:          https://github.com/fleiner/vim/blob/master/runtime/syntax/java.vim
-" Last Change:	2024 Mar 22
+" Last Change:	2024 Mar 24
 
 " Please check :help java.vim for comments on some of the options available.
 
@@ -191,17 +191,20 @@
   syn cluster javaCommentSpecial2 add=javaComment2String,javaCommentCharacter,javaNumber,javaStrTempl
 endif
 
-syn region  javaComment		start="/\*" end="\*/" contains=@javaCommentSpecial,javaTodo,javaSpaceError,@Spell
+syn region  javaComment		matchgroup=javaCommentStart start="/\*" end="\*/" contains=@javaCommentSpecial,javaTodo,javaCommentError,javaSpaceError,@Spell
 syn match   javaCommentStar	 contained "^\s*\*[^/]"me=e-1
 syn match   javaCommentStar	 contained "^\s*\*$"
 syn match   javaLineComment	"//.*" contains=@javaCommentSpecial2,javaTodo,javaCommentMarkupTag,javaSpaceError,@Spell
-syn match   javaCommentMarkupTag contained "@\%(end\|highlight\|link\|replace\|start\)\>" nextgroup=javaCommentMarkupTagAttr skipwhite
-syn match   javaCommentMarkupTagAttr contained "\<region\>" nextgroup=javaCommentMarkupTagAttr skipwhite
-syn region  javaCommentMarkupTagAttr contained transparent matchgroup=htmlArg start=/\<\%(re\%(gex\|gion\|placement\)\|substring\|t\%(arget\|ype\)\)\%(\s*=\)\@=/ matchgroup=htmlString end=/\%(=\s*\)\@<=\%("[^"]\+"\|'[^']\+'\|\%([.-]\|\k\)\+\)/ nextgroup=javaCommentMarkupTagAttr skipwhite oneline
+syn match   javaCommentMarkupTag contained "@\%(end\|highlight\|link\|replace\|start\)\>" nextgroup=javaCommentMarkupTagAttr,javaSpaceError skipwhite
+syn match   javaCommentMarkupTagAttr contained "\<region\>" nextgroup=javaCommentMarkupTagAttr,javaSpaceError skipwhite
+syn region  javaCommentMarkupTagAttr contained transparent matchgroup=htmlArg start=/\<\%(re\%(gex\|gion\|placement\)\|substring\|t\%(arget\|ype\)\)\%(\s*=\)\@=/ matchgroup=htmlString end=/\%(=\s*\)\@<=\%("[^"]\+"\|'[^']\+'\|\%([.-]\|\k\)\+\)/ nextgroup=javaCommentMarkupTagAttr,javaSpaceError skipwhite oneline
 hi def link javaCommentMarkupTagAttr htmlArg
 hi def link javaCommentString javaString
 hi def link javaComment2String javaString
 hi def link javaCommentCharacter javaCharacter
+syn match   javaCommentError contained "/\*"me=e-1 display
+hi def link javaCommentError javaError
+hi def link javaCommentStart javaComment
 
 syn cluster javaTop add=javaComment,javaLineComment
 
@@ -215,17 +218,18 @@
   " here.
   syntax spell default
 
-  syn region javaDocComment	start="/\*\*" end="\*/" keepend contains=javaCommentTitle,@javaHtml,javaDocTags,javaDocSeeTag,javaDocCodeTag,javaDocSnippetTag,javaTodo,javaSpaceError,@Spell
-  syn region javaCommentTitle	contained matchgroup=javaDocComment start="/\*\*" matchgroup=javaCommentTitle keepend end="\.$" end="\.[ \t\r<&]"me=e-1 end="[^{]@"me=s-2,he=s-1 end="\*/"me=s-1,he=s-1 contains=@javaHtml,javaCommentStar,javaTodo,javaSpaceError,@Spell,javaDocTags,javaDocSeeTag,javaDocCodeTag,javaDocSnippetTag
+  syn region javaDocComment	start="/\*\*" end="\*/" keepend contains=javaCommentTitle,@javaHtml,javaDocTags,javaDocSeeTag,javaDocCodeTag,javaDocSnippetTag,javaTodo,javaCommentError,javaSpaceError,@Spell
+  syn region javaCommentTitle	contained matchgroup=javaDocComment start="/\*\*" matchgroup=javaCommentTitle end="\.$" end="\.[ \t\r]\@=" end="\%(^\s*\**\s*\)\@<=@"me=s-2,he=s-1 end="\*/"me=s-1,he=s-1 contains=@javaHtml,javaCommentStar,javaTodo,javaCommentError,javaSpaceError,@Spell,javaDocTags,javaDocSeeTag,javaDocCodeTag,javaDocSnippetTag
+  syn region javaCommentTitle	contained matchgroup=javaDocComment start="/\*\*\s*\r\=\n\=\s*\**\s*\%({@return\>\)\@=" matchgroup=javaCommentTitle end="}\%(\s*\.*\)*" contains=@javaHtml,javaCommentStar,javaTodo,javaCommentError,javaSpaceError,@Spell,javaDocTags,javaDocSeeTag,javaDocCodeTag,javaDocSnippetTag
   syn region javaDocTags	contained start="{@\%(li\%(teral\|nk\%(plain\)\=\)\|inherit[Dd]oc\|doc[rR]oot\|value\)\>" end="}"
-  syn match  javaDocTags	 contained "@\(param\|exception\|throws\|since\)\s\+\S\+" contains=javaDocParam
-  syn match  javaDocParam	 contained "\s\S\+"
-  syn match  javaDocTags	 contained "@\(version\|author\|return\|deprecated\|serial\|serialField\|serialData\)\>"
-  syn region javaDocSeeTag	 contained matchgroup=javaDocTags start="@see\s\+" matchgroup=NONE end="\_."re=e-1 contains=javaDocSeeTagParam
-  syn match  javaDocSeeTagParam  contained @"\_[^"]\+"\|<a\s\+\_.\{-}</a>\|\(\k\|\.\)*\(#\k\+\((\_[^)]\+)\)\=\)\=@ extend
+  syn match  javaDocTags	contained "@\%(param\|exception\|throws\|since\)\s\+\S\+" contains=javaDocParam
+  syn match  javaDocParam	contained "\s\S\+"
+  syn match  javaDocTags	contained "@\%(version\|author\|return\|deprecated\|serial\%(Field\|Data\)\=\)\>"
+  syn region javaDocSeeTag	contained matchgroup=javaDocTags start="@see\s\+" matchgroup=NONE end="\_."re=e-1 contains=javaDocSeeTagParam
+  syn match  javaDocSeeTagParam	contained @"\_[^"]\+"\|<a\s\+\_.\{-}</a>\|\%(\k\|\.\)*\%(#\k\+\%((\_[^)]*)\)\=\)\=@ contains=@javaHtml extend
   syn region javaCodeSkipBlock	contained transparent start="{\%(@code\>\)\@!" end="}" contains=javaCodeSkipBlock,javaDocCodeTag
   syn region javaDocCodeTag	contained start="{@code\>" end="}" contains=javaDocCodeTag,javaCodeSkipBlock
-  syn region javaDocSnippetTagAttr contained transparent matchgroup=htmlArg start=/\<\%(class\|file\|id\|lang\|region\)\%(\s*=\)\@=/ matchgroup=htmlString end=/:$/ end=/\%(=\s*\)\@<=\%("[^"]\+"\|'[^']\+'\|\%([.-]\|\k\)\+\)/ nextgroup=javaDocSnippetTagAttr skipwhite skipnl
+  syn region javaDocSnippetTagAttr contained transparent matchgroup=htmlArg start=/\<\%(class\|file\|id\|lang\|region\)\%(\s*=\)\@=/ matchgroup=htmlString end=/:$/ end=/\%(=\s*\)\@<=\%("[^"]\+"\|'[^']\+'\|\%([.\\/-]\|\k\)\+\)/ nextgroup=javaDocSnippetTagAttr skipwhite skipnl
   syn region javaSnippetSkipBlock contained transparent start="{\%(@snippet\>\)\@!" end="}" contains=javaSnippetSkipBlock,javaDocSnippetTag,javaCommentMarkupTag
   syn region javaDocSnippetTag	contained start="{@snippet\>" end="}" contains=javaDocSnippetTag,javaSnippetSkipBlock,javaDocSnippetTagAttr,javaCommentMarkupTag
   syntax case match
@@ -367,6 +371,13 @@
 if !exists("java_minlines")
   let java_minlines = 10
 endif
+
+" Note that variations of a /*/ balanced comment, e.g., /*/*/, /*//*/,
+" /* /*/, /*  /*/, etc., may have their rightmost /*/ part accepted
+" as a comment start by ':syntax sync ccomment'; consider alternatives
+" to make synchronisation start further towards file's beginning by
+" bumping up g:java_minlines or issuing ':syntax sync fromstart' or
+" preferring &foldmethod set to 'syntax'.
 exec "syn sync ccomment javaComment minlines=" . java_minlines
 
 " The default highlighting.
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/java_comments_00.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/java_comments_00.dump
index bc1f359..a629664 100644
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index 9f92f83..77d7c4a 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/java_comments_01.dump
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/java_comments_01.dump
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diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/java_comments.java b/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/java_comments.java
index be347d7..3c1a8a2 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/java_comments.java
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/java_comments.java
@@ -1,11 +1,68 @@
-// VIM_TEST_SETUP unlet! g:java_ignore_javadoc g:java_no_trail_space_error 
-// VIM_TEST_SETUP unlet! g:java_no_tab_space_error	
+// VIM_TEST_SETUP unlet! g:java_ignore_javadoc g:java_no_trail_space_error
+// VIM_TEST_SETUP unlet! g:java_no_tab_space_error
 // VIM_TEST_SETUP let [g:java_space_errors,g:java_comment_strings] = [1,1]
-// 	VIM_TEST_SETUP setlocal spell
+// VIM_TEST_SETUP setlocal spell | highlight link javaCommentStart Todo
+
+
+
+
+/**/ /*/ */ /* /*/ /*/*/ /*//*/ /** Comment tests.
+ * <p>There is no entry point method {@code main}:
+ * {@snippet file = Snippets.java region = main id = _01}
+ * <p>There is no textual representation:
+ * {@snippet class = Snippets region = toString id = _02} */
 class CommentsTests
-{	/* 	TRAILING BLANKS AND MESSPILLINGS ARE SIGNIFICANT! */ 	
-	/**	
-	 * The method {@code main} must be declared {@code public}, {@code
+{
+	/** No-op, i. e. no operation.
+	* ({@literal@literal} may be used with {@code .} for contraction.)
+	* @return {@code null} */
+	Void noOp1() { return null; }
+
+	/** No-op, i.e. no operation.
+	* ({@literal<!-- -->} may be used after {@code .} for contraction.)
+	* @return {@code null} */
+	Void noOp2() { return null; }
+
+	/** No-op, i.e\u002e no operation.
+	* ({@literal\u005cu002e} is processed early, use alternatives.)
+	* @return {@code null} */
+	Void noOp3() { return null; }
+
+	/** No-op, i.e{@literal .} no operation.
+	* @return {@code null} */
+	Void noOp4() { return null; }
+
+	/** No-op, i.e.<!-- --> no operation.
+	* @return {@code null} */
+	Void noOp5() { return null; }
+
+	/** No-op, i.e.&nbsp;no operation.
+	* @return {@code null} */
+	Void noOp6() { return null; }
+
+	/** {@return {@code null}, with no-op, i.e. no operation} */
+	Void noOp7() { return null; }
+
+	/** {@return {@code null}, with no-op, i.e. no operation}.. */
+	Void noOp8() { return null; }
+
+	/** {@return {@code null}, with no-op, i.e. no operation} . . */
+	Void noOp9() { return null; }
+
+	/** Returns an empty string for an @Override annotated method
+	* (see Chapter 9.6.4.4 {@literal @Override} in a Java Language
+	* Specification) overridden from <code>java.lang.Object</code>
+	*
+	* @return an empty string */// No period for the above summary!
+	@Override public String toString() { return ""; }
+}
+
+// javadoc --snippet-path . --source-path . -d /tmp/doc/ -package \
+// 	-tag 'jls:a:See Java Language Specification:' Snippets.java
+/** Snippets for comment tests. */
+class Snippets
+{	/* 	TRAILING BLANKS AND MESSPILLINGS ARE SIGNIFICANT! */
+	/** The method {@code main} must be declared {@code public}, {@code
 	 * static}, and {@code void}.  It must specify a formal parameter
 	 * whose declared type is array of {@link String}.  Therefore,
 	 * either of the following declarations is acceptable:
@@ -16,10 +73,18 @@
 	 *{@code public static void main(String... args) { }}</pre>
 	 *
 	 * @param args optional commande-line arguments 
-	 * @jls 12.1.4 Invoke {@code Test.main}
-	 */
-	// @start region = main
+	 * @jls 12.1.4 Invoke {@code Test.main} */
+	// @start region = main		
 	// @link substring = 'String' target = 'java.lang.String' :
 	public static void main(String[] args) { }
-	// @end
+	// @end 
+
+	/** {@return an empty string}	
+	 * @see <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se21/html/jls-3.html#jls-3.10.5">3.10.5 String Literals</a>
+	 * @see Object#toString() */
+	// @start region = toString	
+	// @replace substring = '""' replacement = "\u0022\u0022"
+	// @link regex = '\bString' target = java.lang.String type = linkplain :
+	@Override public String toString() { return ""; }
+	// @end 
 }