Nova's executive suite for ex-company president Nozomu Sahashi

Nova's executive suite for ex-company president Nozomu Sahashi

OSAKA, Japan - Court-appointed administrators of Nova Corp., the failed largest language school chain, on Oct. 30 allowed the media inside the executive suite at the company's administrative headquarters in Osaka that it said was used by Nozumu Sahashi, the former Nova president. Sahashi, who co-founded the company in 1981, has vanished from public view since he was removed in absentia by the company board on Oct. 25, a day before the company filed for court protection against creditors.

Ex-company president wins mayoral election in bankrupt Yubari

Ex-company president wins mayoral election in bankrupt Yubari

SAPPORO, Japan - Hajime Fujikura, a former company president, smiles April 22 after winning the mayoral election in Yubari, Hokkaido. The city has effectively gone bankrupt after running up a huge amount of debt.

Ex-company president wins mayoral election in bankrupt Yubari

Ex-company president wins mayoral election in bankrupt Yubari

SAPPORO, Japan - Hajime Fujikura, a former company president, smiles April 22 after winning the mayoral election in Yubari, Hokkaido. The city has effectively gone bankrupt after running up a huge amount of debt. (Kyodo)

Nova's executive suite for ex-company president Nozomu Sahashi

Nova's executive suite for ex-company president Nozomu Sahashi

OSAKA, Japan - Court-appointed administrators of Nova Corp., the failed largest language school chain, on Oct. 30 allowed the media inside the executive suite at the company's administrative headquarters in Osaka that it said was used by Nozumu Sahashi, the former Nova president. Sahashi, who co-founded the company in 1981, has vanished from public view since he was removed in absentia by the company board on Oct. 25, a day before the company filed for court protection against creditors. (Kyodo)