[EDLING:236] English Teaching Gets a Shake in Japan

[Francis M. Hult]

Ohmy News

English Teaching Gets a Shake in Japan

During my first weeks in Japan last year, I noticed that the four-letter 
billboard "Nova" appeared nearly everywhere. I quickly learned from the 
Japanese that Nova is Japan's largest English language school operator among 
the Big Four (the three others are GEOS, AEON, ECC). 

Founded in 1981 and well-known for being less expensive than other English 
schools, Nova has grown rapidly since the 1990s with branches throughout the 
country. Listed in 1996 on the Jasdaq Securities Exchange for startups, it now 
boasts of the largest number of students in the range of 480,000 and 900 
schools.

During my first weeks in Japan last year, I noticed that the four-letter 
billboard "Nova" appeared nearly everywhere. I quickly learned from the 
Japanese that Nova is Japan's largest English language school operator among 
the Big Four (the three others are GEOS, AEON, ECC). 

Founded in 1981 and well-known for being less expensive than other English 
schools, Nova has grown rapidly since the 1990s with branches throughout the 
country. Listed in 1996 on the Jasdaq Securities Exchange for startups, it now 
boasts of the largest number of students in the range of 480,000 and 900 
schools.

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