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Update on travel issues at Berlitz Berlitz teachers will see improvements in working conditions related to travel time and costs starting next month. Labour management negotiations on this years’ shunto demands concluded with a series of agreements guaranteeing that teachers … Continue reading →

The Japan Company Handbook 2006 assessment of Benesse states: “Language Division sharply turning profitable on improved earnings of Berlitz”. And CEO Soichiro Fukutake sits comfortably at No. 437 on the Forbes list of billionaires. According to the Herald-Tribune, “Weekends, as … Continue reading →

The following articles appeared in the Asahi Shimbun on June 6 and 7. The eikaiwa industry has been attracting attention in the press recently, not only with regard to the health insurance and employee pension issue, but also concerning the … Continue reading →