Interesting post. I worked in Japan in 1997 for Shane English Schools, Tokyo. It was a year of hell and even now sadly I hear the same story over and over again. I did my Tefl/ CELTA in London, went to the interview, was shown the glossy magazine and heard all the promises of how they look after their staff, how everyone loves...
Richard and Ben Sensei are old cartoons about Japan from some Japan artists who worked as a teacher in schools somewhere near Osaka back in the day. They are as good and relevant in this day and age as they were way back then.
Finally people will stop asking me questions about these companies. Jokes. We both know that's not gonna happen. But either way I thought it would be cool to......