#johnnykitagawa — Public Fediverse posts
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Compliance violations and misconduct in Japan’s entertainment industry have long been overlooked, but a recent wave of scandals involving TV personalities may present an opportunity for lasting change. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/30/japan/media/changes-in-tv-industry/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #media #japanesetv #tokio #taichikokubun #ntv #celebrities #fujitv #japanesetv #masahironakai #sexualharassment #corporategovernance #sexcrimes #johnnykitagawa
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In seinem neuen Buch rechnet Arashi-Mitglied Kazunari Ninomiya mit der Vergangenheit seiner Agentur ab und fordert eine späte Entschuldigung vom einstigen Idol-Mogul Johnny #JohnnyKitagawa #Arashi #NinomiyaKitagawa.
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A group of victims sexually abused by late boy band agency founder Johnny Kitagawa has announced that it will disband, saying that it has fulfilled its aim of having the company acknowledge and apologize for the abuse. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/04/japan/crime-legal/johnnys-victims-group-disbanding/ #japan #crimelegal #johnnyassociates #johnnykitagawa #smileup #sexcrimes #childabuse #corporategovernance
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Two former employees at the now-defunct talent agency Johnny & Associates, whose founder had sexually assaulted performers for decades, also engaged in such abuse, Smile-Up said Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/29/japan/crime-legal/sex-abuse-johnnys-others/ #japan #crimelegal #smileup #noriyukihigashiyama #sexcrimes #johnnykitagawa
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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
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Japan’s auteurs and anime triumphed in 2023: From Hayao Miyazaki's “The Boy and the Heron” to Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “Monster,” the box-office hits kept coming. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/12/15/film/super-mario-bros-hayao-miyazaki-ryusuke-hamaguchi/?utm_content=buffere5776&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #film #theboyandtheheron #hayaomiyazaki #oppenheimer #johnnykitagawa #ryusukehamaguchi #hirokazukoreeda #thesupermariobrosmovie #2023inreview
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Smile-Up, the successor company to Johnny & Associates, has started compensating victims of sexual abuse by the Japanese talent agency's late founder, with 23 people receiving payments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/01/japan/crime-legal/johnnys-redress-payments-begin/?utm_content=buffer45105&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #johnnyassociates #smileup #johnnykitagawa #sexcrimes
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For the first time in 44 years, performers represented by the beleaguered talent agency will not appear on "Kohaku Uta Gassen." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/11/13/entertainment-news/kohaku-johnnys-smile-up/?utm_content=buffer069ec&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #entertainmentnews #johnnykitagawa #johnnyassociates #smileup #kohaku
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Embattled talent agency Johnny & Associates has formally changed its name to Smile-Up, with its focus now shifting to how victims of sexual abuse by late founder Johnny Kitagawa will be compensated, as well as who will be eligible. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/17/japan/society/johnnys-renamed-smile-up/?utm_content=buffer4ba4c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #johnnykitagawa #sexcrimes #childabuse #johnnyassociates #smileup
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The flood of information released during Johnny & Associates latest news conference may have been difficult to grasp. Here's what you need to know. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/03/japan/explainer/johnnys-news-conference-explainer/?utm_content=buffer03901&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #explainer #johnnykitagawa #johnnyassociates #smileup #noriyukihigashiyama #childabuse #yoshihikoinohara
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If you are in the UK you should be able to the the JohnnyKitagawa - Johnny And Associates documentary here:
BBC iPlayer - Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-Pop
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001jw7y/predator-the-secret-scandal-of-jpop>Mobeen Azhar explores the suffocating reality of being a J-pop idol.
#BBC #BBCDocumentary #Johnny&Associates #JohnnyKitagawa #ChildAbuse #SexualAbuse #BBCNews
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Predator – BBC Documentary on Johnny Kitagawa by Mobeen Azhar & Megumi Inman - YouTube
https://m.youtube.com/live/t2SisAVaS-w
>PRESS CONFERENCEPredator – BBC Documentary on Johnny KitagawaMobeen Azhar, Journalist and filmmakerMegumi Inman, Documentary director and filmmaker* Speakers...
#BBC #JapaneseCulture #JohnnyKitaGawa #SexualAbuse #ChildAbuse #Documentary #Johnny&Associates #BBCJapan #BBCNews #BBCDocumentary #JapanTimes #Nhk
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CW: Sexual Abuse (CSA), Japan, J-Pop
Watched this program about Johnny #Kitagawa and his thirty-year stint of constant sexual abuse of boys. Nothing surprised me but the (cute, #Yorkshire) investigative reporter was shocked. Welcome to #Japan!