THE ZEIT GIST

Issues | THE ZEIT GIST Mar 5, 2013

Juku: an unnecessary evil or vital steppingstone to success?

by Louise George Kittaka

For the past year, Tokyo sixth-grader Manami has had dinner at home an average of four times a week. The rest of the time she has had to make do with a juku-ben, a boxed dinner prepared by her mother and consumed between classes ...

Issues | THE ZEIT GIST Dec 18, 2012

Nova's restructuring laid the foundations for Geos' revival

by Patrick Budmar

This year marked the fifth anniversary of the collapse of English language school giant Nova, which filed for bankruptcy protection on Oct. 26, 2007. Under the guidance of Nagoya-based G.Communication, the cram school and restaurant operator that initially bailed out the company, Nova was able ...