** Shares of prep school operator Meiko Network Japan
4668.T fall 8.8 pct to 1-year low of 1,182 yen
** Company posts 41.8 pct drop in operating profit to 1.186
bln yen ($11.1 mln) for six months ended February 2018, hit by
rising TV commercial costs for its prep school business
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** As of 0219 GMT, about 299,200 shares have been traded,
compared with their 30-day moving average of 63,090 shares a day
($1 = 107.3500 yen)
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