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Ex-Nova teachers face firings half year on

OSAKA (Kyodo) Foreign and Japanese employees hired by Nova Corp.'s successor complained of unreasonable dismissals and pay cuts Saturday as they marked the half-year anniversary of the giant language school's collapse. Read the full story . . . ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Sun, Apr 27 2008

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