WAJIMA, Ishikawa Prefecture The Noto Peninsula earthquake dealt a severe blow to the production of Wajima-nuri traditional lacquerware, which is designated an important intangible cultural heritage.
Family cover-ups and media silence helped enable showbiz guru and sexual deviant Johnny Kitagawa to abuse perhaps hundreds of boys over several decades, a special team investigating the allegations said.
A special investigative panel said the president of one of Japan’s largest talent agencies should resign over the decades of sexual abuse committed by her uncle against hundreds of young entertainers.