Aeon (eikaiwa)

Aeon (株式会社イーオン, Kabushikigaisha Īon) is a chain of English conversation teaching companies in Japan.

[2] The company operates 320 branch schools throughout Japan, and maintains staff recruitment offices in New York City and Los Angeles.

AMVIC International was later split into two divisions in 1989, as the former partners developed differing visions of the company's future.

[6] Aeon also partnered with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology to help train teachers in teaching English in Japan's public school systems in 2018.

[7] The company also provides lessons for young children, elementary, and junior high school students in conversation and grammar skills.

[9] Teachers usually work from Tuesdays through Saturdays, depending on local school hours and weekly schedules.

[15] Aeon is a member of the Japan Association for the Promotion of Foreign Language Education (全国外国語教育振興協会, zenkoku gaikokugo kyōiku shinkō kyōkai).