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| Company type | Kabushiki kaisha |
|---|---|
| Industry | Language instruction |
| Founded | Tokushima, Japan (1973) |
| Headquarters | Okayama, Japan |
Key people | Kiyoshi Aki (Chairman and CEO) |
| Website | http://www.aeonet.com/ http://www.aeonet.co.jp (in Japanese) |
Aeon (株式会社イーオン, Kabushikigaisha Īon) is a chain of English conversation teaching companies in Japan.[1] It is considered one of the historical "Big Four" eikaiwa schools.[2] The company operates 320 branch schools throughout Japan, and maintains staff recruitment offices in New York City and Los Angeles.[3]
In November 2013 it was reported that Aeon had approximately 100,000 students studying English.[4]
- ^ Seargeant, Philip (2005). ""More English than England itself": the simulation of authenticity in foreign language practice in Japan". International Journal of Applied Linguistics. 15 (3): 326–345. doi:10.1111/j.1473-4192.2005.00094.x.
- ^ "'Eikaiwa' vets look beyond Big Four". Japan Times. 2007-07-31. Archived from the original on 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2007-08-12.
- ^ "会社情報│英会話 Aeon 企業情報".
- ^ Japan Times Six years following bankruptcy, Nova boosts the brand November 3, 2013