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Coco Juku
, which stands for ''Communication Competence'', was an English conversation school (''eikaiwa'') in Japan. The school was founded in 2012 by Nichii Gakkan, which also owns the English conversation school Gaba Corporation. Coco Juku's lessons began on April 10, 2012, and the "Coco Junior" program for children began in April 2013. From 2013 it also began offering Japanese lessons under the name "Japanese course for foreigners". On March 31, 2018, Coco Juku ended service. Its parent company still operated schools under the Coco Juku name for children, Coco Juku Junior. These were all closed by March 31, 2020. Branches In April 2012, Coco Juku opened for business at six locations, and planned to open 92 locations within their first year. As of June 2015 it had 80 locations across Japan. As of December 2018 it had 72. After poor business performance 51 of the locations were closed by March 31, 2019 with the remainder being closed soon afterwards. Unions Coco Juku required all emp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose Stock, shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets. Instead, the Private equity, company's stock is offered, owned, traded or exchanged privately, also known as "over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter". Related terms are unlisted organisation, unquoted company and private equity. Private companies are often less well-known than their public company, publicly traded counterparts but still have major importance in the world's economy. For example, in 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for $1.8 trillion in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In general, all companies that are not owned by the government are classified as private enterprises. This definition encompasses both publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most populous urban areas in the world. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring Prefectures of Japan, prefectures, is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with 41 million residents . Lying at the head of Tokyo Bay, Tokyo is part of the Kantō region, on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. It is Japan's economic center and the seat of the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government administers Tokyo's central Special wards of Tokyo, 23 special wards, which formerly made up Tokyo City; various commuter towns and suburbs in Western Tokyo, its western area; and two outlying island chains, the Tokyo Islands. Although most of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and List of islands of Japan, thousands of smaller islands, covering . Japan has a population of over 123 million as of 2025, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and List of cities in Japan, its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the List of largest cities, largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 Prefectures of Japan, administrative prefectures and List of regions of Japan, eight traditional regions. About three-quarters of Geography of Japan, the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nichii Gakkan
is a medical services company in Japan. The company was founded in 1968 by Akihiko Terada and is headquartered in Chiyoda Ward in Tokyo. Founder Akihiko Terada has been chairman and representative director since May 2010 and from October 1, 2014 he also became president of the company once again, replacing Masatoshi Saito, who had been president since April 2011. Akihiko Terada died on September 28, 2019. History Nichii Gakkan was founded in 1968 as a medical office administration services business. It was incorporated in 1973 and gradually expanded its range of businesses. In 1999 it was listed on the Tokyo stock exchange, and in 2007 the various brand names were standardized to Nichii. Stock price In recent times Nichii Gakkan's stock price has fluctuated substantially. Its most recent high was 1124 yen on April 13, 2012. Since that date it has fallen to close at 877 yen on May 30, 2014. Dividends Nichii Gakkan pays dividends to shareholders twice a year. In 2010 it was 6 ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eikaiwa
or are English conversation schools, usually privately operated, in Japan. It is a combination of the word and or . Although the Japanese public education system mandates that English be taught as part of the curriculum from the fifth grade, the focus is generally on English grammar. Some students attend ''eikaiwa'' schools to supplement their school studies, to study a second language, to improve their business skills, as a hobby, to help socialize, or to prepare for travel or marriage. Many parents send their children to these schools in the hope of improving their child's prospects for higher education, or to provide exposure to the ways and manners of people from other cultures. Contracted foreign teachers are often the principal selling point of an eikaiwa business. Schools The major chains of commercial language schools have branches in cities and towns throughout Japan, and there are large numbers of smaller independent outfits. Several chains offer instruction in other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaba Corporation
is a chain of eikaiwa schools (English (language), English language education, conversation schools) in Japan. The company was founded in July 1995Metropolis issue 38Leading the Way Retrieved June 11, 2014Gaba websitPress releaseRetrieved April 2, 2012 and is currently headquartered in Shinjuku-ku, Shinjuku Ward in Tokyo with learning studios in the Tokyo, Chiba, Chiba, Chiba, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, and Fukuoka areas. The current president and CEO is Daisuke Terada.Gaba Corporation websit代表取締役の異動に関するお知らせ March 5, 2015 Retrieved March 8, 2015 The company provides language lessons on a "one-to-one" (one student and one teacher) basis and using textbook lessons and online (computerized) instructor aids, language and vocabulary drills, and guided conversation topics. As of July 2019 the company has 50 learning studios. In January it had 615 staff and 851 sub-contracted instructors across Japan. In November 2013 it was reported that Gaba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Times
''The Japan Times'' is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper. It is published by , a subsidiary of News2u Holdings, Inc. It is headquartered in the in Kioicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo. History ''The Japan Times'' was launched by on 22 March 1897, with the goal of giving Japanese people an opportunity to read and discuss news and current events in English language, English to help Japan participate in the international community. In 1906, Zumoto was asked by Japanese Resident-General of Korea Itō Hirobumi to lead the English-language newspaper ''The Seoul Press''. Zumoto closely tied the operations of the two newspapers, with subscriptions of ''The Seoul Press'' being sold in Japan by ''The Japan Times'', and vice versa for Korea. Both papers wrote critically of Korean culture and civilization, and advocated for Korea under Japanese rule, Japan's colonial control over the peninsula in order to civilize the Koreans. The newspaper was independent of government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Union (Japan)
The is a labor union founded in 1991 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan. Membership is open to all nationalities and all workers. It has members working in trading companies, factories and restaurants but the majority of members are teachers and staff who are employed in language education at Eikaiwa, private conversation schools, high schools and universities in the Kansai and Chubu regions of Japan. Union members work at universities such as Ritsumeikan University, and language schools such as ECC (eikaiwa), ECC, Berlitz International, Berlitz and Gaba Corporation, Gaba. Recent years have also seen the union launching major organizing drives among Gaijin, South American workers in Japan, along with Filipino workers. As of the 2020 executive elections the union chair is Asari Toshiaki and general secretary is Dennis Tesolat who reverted to this position after six years as chair. The General Union is under the umbrella of the National Union of General Workers (Zenrokyo), Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labor Standards Act Of 1947
The is a Japanese law. It was enacted on 7 April 1947 to govern working conditions in Japan. According to Article 1 of the Act, its goal is to ensure that "Working conditions shall be those which should meet the needs of workers who live lives worthy of human beings." Historical background As the Second World War was nearing its end, on 26 July 1945, Allied leaders Winston Churchill, Harry S Truman, and Chiang Kai-shek issued the Potsdam Declaration, which demanded Japan's unconditional surrender. This declaration also defined the major goals of the postsurrender Allied occupation: "The Japanese government shall remove all obstacles to the revival and strengthening of democratic tendencies among the Japanese people. Freedom of speech, of religion, and of thought, as well as respect for the fundamental human rights shall be established" (Section 10). In addition, the document stated: "The occupying forces of the Allies shall be withdrawn from Japan as soon as these objectives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūsuke Iseya
is a Japanese actor, director, artist, and businessman. Career Iseya co-starred with Arata Iura, Yui Natsukawa, and Susumu Terajima in Hirokazu Koreeda's ''Distance (2001 film), Distance''. He appeared in Takashi Miike's ''13 Assassins (2010 film), 13 Assassins''. He has also appeared in films such as Gakuryu Ishii's ''Dead End Run'', Miike's ''Sukiyaki Western: Django'', and Fernando Meirelles' ''Blindness (2008 film), Blindness''. He was arrested by Tokyo Metropolitan Police on September 8, 2020 on suspicion of violating the Cannabis (drug), cannabis possession law, and admitted to possession of cannabis for personal use. Filmography Film * ''After Life (film), After Life'' (1998) – Yusuke Iseya * ''Kinpatsu no Sogen'' (2000) * ''Harmful Insect'' (2001) – Coffeeshop Guy * ''Distance (2001 film), Distance'' (2001) – Enoki Masaru * ''Yomigaeri'' (2002) – Shunsuke * ''Tsuki ni Shizumu'' (2002) * ''Dead End Run'' (2003) * ''Kakuto'' (2003) * ''Casshern (film), Cassher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Conversation Schools In Japan
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Japanese Companies Established In 2012
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