Asahikawa University

Asahikawa University(旭川大学Asahikawa daigaku) is a university in Hokkaidō, Japan.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Lawsuit

The university became known for being party to a legal action involving the dismissal of a non-Japanese English as a Foreign Language teacher. The teacher was dismissed because it was believed she had lost her "freshness" and was unable to teach foreign culture, as she had been employed by the university for an extended period and was married to a Japanese national. The case was subject to various appeals by both sides and was finally found in favor of the university as the Supreme Court declined to hear the employee's final appeal.^[5]

References

1. "Asahikawa University". university-directory.eu. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
2. "ASAHIKAWA UNIVERSITY". univerzities.com. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
3. "ASAHIKAWA UNIVERSITY 旭川大学". 4icu.org. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
4. "Asahikawa University - The International Baccalaureate". ibo.org. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
5. "BLACKLIST OF JAPANESE UNIVERSITIES". debito.org. Retrieved 5 February 2014.

External links

• Asahikawa University website (Japanese)
• PALE news Volume 3, Number 1, Spring 2005
• The PALE N-SIG Roundtable Report mentioning the Gwendolyn Gallagher Case

Coordinates: 43°49′0.9″N 142°26′44.4″E / 43.816917°N 142.445667°E