[Sangetsu]

Even ekaiwa schools will probably not be much effected by the recession. When the economy goes bad, many people enroll in school (even conversational schools) in order to get an edge at work, or to make themselves look more desirable to what few employers are still hiring.

Added to that is that many Japanese workers have a tuition payment program through their employer as part of their benefits package. If an worker loses their job, they can use the program to pay for "study" at a conversational school.

I keep track of the job listings at various websites, and the numbers of listings now are no lower than they were last year at this time.