OSAKA -- Following the closure of the Toza Gaigo Gakuin chain of English-language schools in Tokyo, all classes in the Kansai region were halted Wednesday, it was learned the same day.
Teachers, an employee at Alles, which operated the language school, and members of the Osaka-based General Union for foreign employees told a news conference Wednesday that the union had only learned the previous day that the company would file for bankruptcy.
A closure notice was posted Wednesday morning on the front doors of all 18 Toza schools in the region. According to the notice issued by company president Kisaburo Sato, the firm will file for bankruptcy soon and its bankruptcy administrator will decide appropriate procedures afterward.