In a country with few real careers for women, a job in an energetic internationally-oriented service industry would surely be a dream come true for many.
Unfortunately, when that industry is Japan's language-learning industry, many school managers soon find that their dream job isn't quite what they imagined.
Sean, a 27-year-old English teacher, says that his unease about how his co-workers were being treated began even before he got on the plane to Japan.