No no, no no no no no, no no no no no, there’s no Nova*
About the only good news in the fading away of Nova (the Macdonalds of English conversation Eikaiwa schools in Japan) is that the Japanese press seem to be working themselves up to a wolf-like group decision that Mr Monkeybridge (Sahashi-san), the CEO, is wounded enough that they can afford to tear into him, and just saying nothing may no longer be enough to keep himself out of the papers, even when there are seemingly more important “still no progress in the North Korean hostage thing” stories to keep the punters distracted.
Of course there’s nothing good about mob justice, unless of course it is picking on someone who deserves it and it’s the only justice going… And so to today’s news:
The Mainichi online version reports that Nova union members have been on strike, and it’s also been on TV, apparently, so it must be true. And to prove they are weak enough to be attacked not only by wolves but also by sparrows, Mainichi also reports that 3 more students are suing them for not paying back lesson fees they had paid in advance. I must say I have some sympathy with Nova on this one, as the students paid in advance to get a huge discount and then expected to get a refund at the same rate as those who didn’t get the special price. But still, only three??? When is this country going to catch up with the USA on this lawsuits thing, eh??
*Song to be sung to the tune of “There’s no limits” by 2Unlimited