Updated Wednesday, June 25, 2008 0:00 am TWN, AFP

Police arrest founder of Japan’s top language school

TOKYO -- Police on Tuesday arrested the founder of Japanese language school Nova on embezzlement allegations, capping the fall of a businessman whose company had hundreds of thousands of students. Police in the western city of Osaka arrested Nozomu Sahashi, the founder of what was Japan’s largest chain of language schools until last year, on suspicion of embezzlement, a police spokesman said, declining further comment.

Jiji Press reported that Sahashi was accused of misusing 300 million yen (US$2.8 million) from a benefits fund set up through employee contributions. Sahashi admitted using the funds but denied any wrongdoing, saying the money went to refund students who had canceled their contracts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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