Victims of Johnny Kitagawa want the talent agency he founded to be more transparent with its criteria for compensation after many were turned down over not being able to prove their past affiliations or engagements. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/17/japan/crime-legal/johnnys-smileup-compensation/?utm_content=buffera5954&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #johnny039s #johnnykitagawa #smileup #sexcrimes

Iconic Japanese filmmaker and comedian Takeshi Kitano said Wednesday the country's entertainment industry has always tended to treat performers as commodities, with its traditional hierarchical structure often facilitating abuse of power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/11/16/entertainment-news/takeshi-kitano-on-japans-showbiz-culture/?utm_content=buffer73164&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #entertainmentnews #takeshikitano #film #johnny039s #takarazuka #powerharassment

A man who was allegedly sexually abused by Johnny Kitagawa, the late founder of the talent agency previously known as Johnny & Associates, has died in a possible suicide, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/14/japan/johnnys-victim-suicide/?utm_content=buffer385a4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #johnny039s #johnnykitagawa #sexcrimes #childabuse #suicide