Japan ranked the lowest among G7 nations in Reporters Without Borders’ 2024 World Press Freedom Index. Observers say it’s because the country’s media has been shaped into a ‘good servant’ of the political class.
Japanese company Smile-Up, the former talent agency known as Johnny & Associates, says it has sent a letter of protest to Britain s public broadcaster BBC over its program on sexual abuse by its late founder.
The new management company of former talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc. held its first live concert on April 10, drawing criticism from sexual abuse victims about priorities.