Sean: 行政処分をする可能性がある

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Posted by Sean:
行政処分をする可能性がある
http://whiteperil.com/posts/1171636117.shtml


   This morning's giggle [1]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 [2]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.

References

   1. http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20070216p2a00m0na017000c.html
   2. file://localhost/var/www/powerblogs/whiteperil/posts/1171636117.html