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Another bit of humour, this time from Gaijin Navi. This video looks at the rapid fall of one instructor from hero to zero.

The Asahi Shimbun has reported that Roots, the shady company Sahashi gave 22 million shares to in order to raise money, has sold 5 million of the 8 million shares that it never returned to Sahashi.

This story is kind of moot now that Nova is officially bankrupt and will be liquidated. It has been one month since Nova filed for bankruptcy protection. The Asahi Shimbun takes a look at the aftermath. Here's a translation of the article.

It's over. The trustees have finally put Nova out of its misery. For once, it may be heartening for instructors to know that they are now officially dismissed.

When the largest English conversation school goes under, it has a ripple effect.

The Japan Times

Some Nova teachers threw away what dignity they had and started panhandling for lessons yesterday:

As mentioned previously, the current issue of the Shuukan Diamond has a two-page interview with Sahashi. Here's a translation of the article that appeared in the magazine.

In this ZAKZAK article, Sahashi gives an interview to the Shuukan Diamond and puts his detractors on notice that he is planning on striking back.

The former Nova president comes out of hiding to declare war

Defiant interview in business magazine

The final installment of ZAKZAK'S three-part series takes a at how the staff held up as Nova crumbled around them. Here's a translation of the article.

This overview was pulled directly from comments, and I am posting it here so that everyone can find it easily and comment on it.

Information Session Overview

Saturday, November 10th @ 10:00am

The primary speakers (apologies for spelling errors of names):