Convicted killer finds purpose in life with English language
September 05, 2014
OKAYAMA--A woman overcame her suspicions about the dirt-cheap price advertised and signed up for classes at an English-language school here. In her first lesson, she learned that her teacher was a convicted murderer.
The red signboard outside the school located in a house in Okayama’s Minami Ward states in white letters: “100-yen Eigo Kyoshitsu.”
It is run by Hitoshi Fujiwara, 73, who charges only 100 yen ($0.95) a month for tuition regardless of the hours.
Fujiwara developed his passion for English--what he calls “my one and only treasure”--when he was serving time in prison...more...