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.
The sexual abuse scandal involving the late Johnny Kitagawa, which made headlines last year, is nowhere near being settled and has been carried over into the new year with a mountain of unresolved problems.
Four men who accused Johnny Kitagawa, the late founder of the talent agency previously known as Johnny & Associates Inc., of sexual abuse demanded greater transparency in how the agency is compensating victims.
The number of digital subscriptions for the NIKKEI online edition and the specialized media NIKKEI Prime series offered by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun has exceeded one million.
The new firm established to manage Johnny & Associates Inc. performers unveiled its company name as Starto Entertainment Inc., in a bid to start afresh following a sex abuse scandal involving the late founder of the former male talent agency.