The COVID-19 pandemic that has affected daily life for the last three years appears to be waning, and the green shoots of economic recovery are gradually emerging. Against this background, the need for linguistic ability to facilitate communications is becoming clear again as international tourism picks up, with relaxation of entry restrictions and overseas study programs gradually resuming.

The Nova Holdings group focuses on fields related to language, education, overseas interaction and sport, with a view to supporting the young generation tasked with leading the future and people aspiring to activities abroad or to the achievement of sporting ambitions. Our goal is to be the undisputed champion of Japan’s education service industry through the provision of supreme added value in each field.

The Group was pleased to welcome Gaba One-to-one English in July 2022 in an acquisition that enabled provision of even more services and increased Nova Holdings’ English education market share to 27%. In the sport sector, the Drafla Base basketball training facility was established to promote the Hiroshima Dragonflies’ performance in the B1 league. The resulting player development and the buzz this will create among supporters is expected to create a virtuous cycle.

Today’s unsure times create a landscape of constantly evolving social values and norms. Nova Holdings remains committed to ongoing development and evolution in line with full consideration of modern needs.

COVID-19 has caused seismic changes in the social fabric over the last few years, and today’s tense global situation has affected the world in various ways. These conditions require appropriate adaptation.

In response, Nova Holdings is dedicated to supporting people’s aspirations to development, achievement of ambitions and fulfilment of goals – all of which are often even stronger in these hard times.

These tenets fundamentally underline the Group’s raison d’être, regardless of how the times may change. We remain committed to supporting people’s passions based on our various areas of focus and expansion in our fields of expertise.

In addition to the influence of the pandemic, the soaring costs of raw materials, electricity and various other necessities create a challenging environment that requires the restaurant industry to achieve results.

With the consequent increased number of opportunities in M&A and other areas, Nova Holdings took over the operations of a company in the sector in 2022. We believe optimal reinforcement of commercial capacity and competitiveness depends on the development of customer loyalty via dedicated, earnest improvement of individual products and services, with consideration of cost management at the point of sale.

In times like these, we consider it important to promote the simple enjoyment of great food with great people.