Auto dealers opening kids' classes in showrooms

TOKYO, Japan - A girl is welcomed by an instructor in an English conversation class operated by Benesse Corp. in a Toyota dealership showroom in Kunitachi, western Tokyo, as seen in this file photo taken on Nov. 13, 2014. Classes for children opened by educational firms in auto showrooms are increasing.

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