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I get the impression that ending a lesson with teacher or tutor in Japan seems shameful in some way.

I had some thoughts on how I'd deal with ghosting if I were a teacher in Japan. I do not have enough exposure to Japanese culture to know how well it would work.

* Change lesson duration from open ended to a fixed time period where students would have an option to "renew" based on their preference and progress.

* Provide a number of acceptable and "common" reasons to end study students can use in an effort to reduce shame. Reasons as simple as "I have met my goals as a student."

* Educate students early on on how to end their studies and present it as a part of the process and not shameful experience.