In late March, 65 English assistant language teachers, or ALTs, effectively lost their jobs after dispatch agency Interac lost a contract with the Sapporo Board of Education.
It was shocking news for the ALTs, many of whom have families to support.
¡°Interac offered people classes outside of Sapporo in other parts of Japan. Some people took those, but the majority of people didn¡¯t because they had to stay in Sapporo for family reasons, or they simply wanted to stay in Sapporo,¡± said one of the ALTs who asked not to be named.
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