If that IS the case, I am pissed off. I'm an English teacher in Japan (a real one, not ALT) and it is hard enough for students here to learn English with the back-to-front system they use to teach. Added to this, in the next few years the Ministry of Education is making the English course in all Japanese Primary and Jr. High Schools even more intense, that fatty is going to be the reason a LOT of students will NOT be able to EVER understand English properly. With English being a core subject in Japan, it is very important to be able to understand text English (slightly different to normal "spoken" English) to get into University.  Kill this fat, someone, please.