THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 8, 2023 at 16:58 JST
Junya Hiramoto, second from left, head of Johnny’s Sexual Assault Victims Association, speaks to reporters at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo following the news conference given by Johnny & Associates Inc. on Sept. 7. (Masaaki Kobayashi)
Former members of Johnny & Associates Inc. took some comfort in the talent agency’s apology for decades of sexual abuse scandal by its founder but expressed disappointment at the lack of specific measures to pay compensation. [Read More]
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