All over for Nova?
<p> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="commuters">commuters</span> <span word="shuffle">shuffle</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="advertisement">advertisement</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Nova">Nova</span> – <span word="once">once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="filing">filing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="bankruptcy">bankruptcy</span>. </p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="left">left</span> 4,400 <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span>, 2,300 <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="staff">staff</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="branches">branches</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="wallowing">wallowing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="wake">wake</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="tragic">tragic</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="implosions">implosions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hover">hover</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="US">US</span>$385 <span word="million">million</span>.</p><p><span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="embassies">embassies</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>, <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="rushed">rushed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assuage">assuage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anxiety">anxiety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>.</p><p><span word="Considering">Considering</span> <span word="Nova">Nova</span> <span word="assisted">assisted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="landlords">landlords</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span>' <span word="salaries">salaries</span> - <span word="many">many</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="realizing">realizing</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span>.</p><p><span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="airline">airline</span> <span word="Qantas">Qantas</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="forth">forth</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="fares">fares</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="stranded">stranded</span>.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="surprisingly">surprisingly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="Nozumu">Nozumu</span> <span word="Sahashi">Sahashi</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>-<span word="member">member</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="four">four</span>- <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="Anders">Anders</span> <span word="Lundgvist">Lundgvist</span>, <span word="nicknamed">nicknamed</span> <span word="the">the</span> '<span word="backpacking">backpacking</span> <span word="Swede">Swede</span>'.</p><p><span word="Sahashi">Sahashi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Lundgvist">Lundgvist</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> 26 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="allegedly">allegedly</span> <span word="holidaying">holidaying</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wolf">wolf</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="English">English</span> - <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="internationalization">internationalization</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="affluent">affluent</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="classes">classes</span>.</p>
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