Shun Ikeda has been teaching beginner and advanced level Japanese classes of exceptional quality for almost 30 years. This year, the CHL review deliberative committee, headed by the Dean of the School, Veronica Taylor, has decided that the new, restructured CHL has no place for Ikeda sensei, forcing his retirement in the middle of this year. Not only do we despair over the disrespectful way in which Ikeda sensei has been treated throughout the review process, but we also fear that Japanese language programs at the ANU will be severely depleted without the core courses he provided, namely to students at a more advanced level, without which a Japanese Language Major cannot be completed. In addition, Ikeda sensei helps to run many extra-curricular activities for students, including the ANU Za Kabuki Club, the longest-running kabuki (traditional Japanese performing arts) club outside of Japan. This will impact all current and future students hoping to study Japanese at ANU, as well as the countless exchange students he has offered support to, the students he has helped and the colleagues who worked with him in the Japan Centre. Please help us retain Ikeda sensei in the Japan Centre, and save him from this illogical and disrespectful review process.