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OFSET Press Conference (short version)

Osaka Fu Special English Teachers (OFSET) Union started in 1994 to secure jobs for native English teachers and improve English education in Osaka. We are currently fighting to keep our jobs with the Governor of Osaka Fu, Toru Hashimoto. His idea of...

from YouTube on Wed, Jun 11 2008

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