THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 2, 2023 at 18:51 JST
Noriyuki Higashiyama, right, president of Johnny & Associates, speaks to reporters at a news conference in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward on Oct. 2. (Takeshi Iwashita)
Talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc. said Oct. 2 that it will drop the name of its sexual predator founder and be renamed “Smile-Up” tasked with compensating hundreds of abuse victims. [Read More]
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