at various business offices, trainers, curriculum development staff, recruiters, and other forms of management staff. Company structure Aeon's corporate headquarters are in Okayama. Its operations are divided into three regions. Aeon also has a subsidiary named Aeon Amity which offers classes to children and students up to high school age. The Amity group operates 85 schools throughout Japan. Aeon is a member of the . As of December 2010, Aeon held total assets of 28.7 billion yen. Its total revenue for 2009 was 24.8 billion yen. On 5 February 2010, Aeon announced that it would henceforth be depositing 50% of the lesson fees that students pay up-front into a trust account managed by the Mizuho Trust Bank. These funds would be held on behalf of the students, to be refunded in the event the company could no longer continue operating. The initial amount paid into the trust account was 4.3 billion yen. References External links Official website Recruitment website for prospective teachers English conversation schools in Japan Education companies established in 1973 Companies based in Okayama Prefecture 2018 mergers and acquisitions KDDI