Category Archives: Events

Nova share trading shady near the end

November 2, 2007 in Events, News, Nova

Boss unloaded amid volume, price flux Irregular transactions took place in the trading of shares in Nova Corp. in late August and early September ? well before the ailing foreign language school chain was put under court protection for rehabilitation last week, market sources said Thursday. The large volume of transactions and wild price fluctuations [...]

Union reveals plan for feeding unpaid starving NOVA teachers: ‘Lesson for food’

November 2, 2007 in Events, News, Nova

Union representatives of the scandal-plagued NOVA Corp.’ foreign employees met the foreign press in Tokyo on Thursday, to unveil their relief plans for their fellow instructors who struggle to survive while their wages remain unpaid. The announcement at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan in Tokyo’s Chiyoda-ku came a week after NOVA, Japan’s largest English [...]

School’s closure in Japan exposes tough times for foreign teachers

October 30, 2007 in Events, News, Nova

Nova, the largest language school, declared bankruptcy last week. Twenty years ago, native English speakers in Japan used to joke that they could make $100 an hour as an ESL teacher because they speak “a” language. These days, teachers feel as if the joke is on them. Some 4,000 foreign teachers are without jobs and [...]

Foreigners march for worker rights

March 13, 2007 in Action, Events, News, Nova, Pension

Workers from all parts of the globe battled wind and rain Sunday to give speeches, performances and then trudge through the streets of Shibuya, Tokyo, calling for job security and equality for all. “This march is about raising people’s awareness about the job situation in Japan, especially for foreigners,” said an American woman dressed as [...]

March In March 2006

March 6, 2006 in Action, Events, News

400 foreigners in a simultaneous demonstration seeking job security and an end to discrimination. http://www.asahi.com/national/update/0305/TKY200603050119.html The Asahi Shimbun reported on the web Sunday evening and in their morning print edition. In fact, many of the Asahi’s “400 foreigners” were Japanese, who joined foreigners in what is the beginning of a civil rights movement in Japan. [...]