The White Peril 白禍

16 February 2007

行政処分をする可能性がある
This morning's giggle provided by NOVA:

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government have conducted on-the-spot inspections at major English-language school NOVA, it was learned Friday, after ex-students complained that they hadn't had their tuition fees returned after canceling their contracts.

Among the allegations NOVA faces is a violation of the Special Business Transaction Law. If NOVA is found guilty, it could receive an official order to improve its business practices or have its business activities suspended.


But then where will people in Japan go to keep from learning English?

The English Asahi has more detail about the actual complaints people are making. Note that while the article ends with the statement "According to sources, local consumer affairs centers throughout the country hold about 1,000 consultations about Nova-related issues every year. The annual figure is much larger than those of other English conversation schools," NOVA is the largest of the English conversation schools, so it's not clear what actual proportion of NOVA students complains or what the relative seriousness of the average complaint is.
Posted by Sean on 2007-02-16 23:28:37 | 5 Comments | 0 Trackbacks >>>>>>> Categories: japan