The Johnny & Associates talent agency in Japan is to dissolve following a major scandal caused by the acts of sexual abuse conducted by the group’s late founder Johnny Kitagawa. The company announced ...

TOKYO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Japan's top talent agency Johnny & Associates said on Monday it would split into two entities - one devoted to compensating victims of sexual abuse by its late founder, adding ...

According to an investigation team, Johnny Kitagawa, the late founder of a talent agency for boy bands, sexually assaulted teenage boys as far back as the 1950s. The investigation team of a ...

From left: Lawyer Kazuya Sugiyama, Junya Hiramoto, Shimon Ishimaru and Yukihiro Oshima speak to reporters at a Tokyo office Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. Hiramoto and Ishimaru who say they were sexually ...

Johnny & Associates, the Japanese talent agency that has been embroiled in a huge sexual abuse scandal, is rebranding itself as Starto Entertainment. The name is derived from the words ‘star’ and ‘to’ ...

The golden era of Johnny & Associates has come to an end after the talent agency specializing in male J-pop idols admitted that its late founder, Johnny Kitagawa, sexually abused underage boys. It’s a ...

TOKYO (AP) — Several major Japanese companies have decided to stop using stars who are represented by Johnny & Associates, an entertainment company at the center of a sexual assault scandal. Beverage ...

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