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Despite a lingering scandal, an adoring packed crowd at Kyocera Dome Osaka cheered on future stars from the Johnny & Associates Inc. entertainment agency in July.
Nine days after an investigation found that a powerful Japanese talent agent had abused hundreds of young performers, his niece resigned Thursday as president of his former company and made an apology punctuated by repeated, lengthy bows. Julie Keiko Fujishima announced she was stepping down as president of Johnny & Associates, the agency founded by…
The head of a powerful Japanese talent agency resigned Thursday and made an apology punctuated by repeated, lengthy bows, nine days after an internal investigation concluded that its founder had sexually abused hundreds of young performers over decades. Julie Keiko Fujishima announced she was stepping down as president of Johnny & Associates, the agency founded by her late uncle Johnny Kitagawa, and promised to contribute to a compensation fund from her own fortune. “This is what my uncle committed, and as a niece, I want to take responsibility,” Fujishima said solemnly.