Nova is a large eikaiwa school in Japan. It was by far the largest company of this type until its widely publicized collapse in October 2007. Before its bankruptcy, Nova employed approximately 15,000
A Nova branch
The interior of a new Nova school showing the new design motifs
Hello Work is the Japanese English name for the Japanese government's Employment Service Center.
Nova (eikaiwa)
…support despite remaining essentially uninvolved in the chaotic collapse. The government did set up a special consultation booth briefly at the Hello Work public employment office in Shinjuku in Tokyo for Nova instructors seeking advice but maintained its distance as its position was that the bankruptcy…
Tsuchiura Public Employment Security Office
Airin Hello Work Office (Specialized in day laborers)