Classes resume at bankrupt language school Geos

Classes resume at bankrupt language school Geos

TOKYO, Japan - People are seen entering a language school in Tokyo's Shibuya district on April 23, 2010, as G.communication Co. resumed 201 classes taken over from bankrupt Geos Corp. the same day. G.communication has taken over 230 of the 329 schools run by Geos after the Tokyo-based major language school filed for bankruptcy proceeding with the Tokyo District Court on April 21. (Kyodo)

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