THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 7, 2023 at 18:29 JST
Julie Keiko Fujishima, right, and Noriyuki Higashiyama, the past and current presidents of Johnny’s & Associates Inc., attend a news conference on Sep. 7. (Shinnosuke Ito)
The president of Johnny & Associates Inc., a talent agency that nurtured some of the biggest boy bands and male idols in Japan, has resigned to take responsibility for decades of sexual abuse by her uncle, the agency founder. [Read More]
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