#johnnykitagawa — Public Fediverse posts

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

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.

https://sumikai.com/musik-news/arashi-mitglied-kazunari-ninomiya-fordert-spaete-entschuldigung-von-johnny-kitagawa-357745/

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

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

Number Of Men Who Say They Were Abused By Once-Celebrated J-Pop Agent Johnny Kitagawa Now Nears 1,000
#Agencies #News #BBC #JPop #JohnnyAssociates #JohnnyKitagawa

https://deadline.com/2024/03/johnny-kitagawa-johnny-and-associates-abuse-1235869618/

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

Not a word tonight about decades of #JohnnyKitagawa blowing fat ropes in the mouths and rectums of young boys dreaming to become idols. It’s basically an essential part of J-POP culture. Why leave it out? #紅白2023 #紅白 #kohaku #kouhaku #kohaku2023

Tokyo police have been receiving an increasing number of requests for consultations from male victims since alleged sexual assaults by Johnny Kitagawa started making headlines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/30/japan/crime-legal/men-consultations-sexual-abuse/?utm_content=buffer4d376&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #johnnykitagawa #johnnyassociates #sexcrimes #japanesepolice

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

The announcement signals a new chapter in the talent agency’s history as it scrubs references to its disgraced founder from its current structure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/12/08/entertainment-news/johnny-associates-starto-entertainment-change/?utm_content=buffer05078&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #entertainmentnews #startoentertainment #johnnyassociates #jpop #childabuse #idols #johnnykitagawa #sexcrimes

The entertainment story of the year is long overdue: As Johnny’s and Takarazuka are hit by scandal, hope for reform emerges https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/12/02/music/entertainment-history-abuse-johnnys/?utm_content=buffer8b189&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #music #media #music #johnnyassociates #journalism #jpop #childabuse #johnnykitagawa #sexcrimes #takarazukarevue #suicide #bullying #overwork

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

TBS said that a special investigation has found that the Japanese broadcaster had a "history of increasing special treatment" with former Johnny & Associates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/26/japan/society/tbs-investigation-johnnys/?utm_content=bufferca057&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #tbs #johnnyassociates #jpop #johnnykitagawa #sexcrimes #sexualharassment

A panel of lawyers set up by talent agency Smile-Up, formerly Johnny & Associates, has begun notifying 35 people of plans to compensate them for sexual abuse by Johnny & Associates' late founder. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/23/japan/johnnys-sexual-abuse-victims-compensation/?utm_content=buffer9a0bf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #johnnyassociates #johnnykitagawa #sexcrimes #childabuse

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

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

Urban bears?
Eiffel sisters?
Pepper-mill performance?

How many of these buzzword-of-2023 candidates were on your radar?

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Japan's 2023 buzzwords reflect light and dark sides of the year https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/02/japan/society/2023-buzzword-nominees/?utm_content=buffer8d13c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #buzzwords #worldbaseballclassic #shoheiotani #tourism #johnnykitagawa #sexcrimes

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

A man in his 30s has accused the late boy band mogul Johnny Kitagawa of sexually assaulting him two decades ago in the bathroom of public broadcaster NHK several times. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/10/japan/johnnys-sex-abuse-nhk/?utm_content=buffer736c9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #johnnykitagawa #johnnyassociates #childabuse #nhk

The company hired by Johnny & Associates to manage a news conference addressing sexual abuse by its late founder had an apparent blacklist of journalists to avoid calling on during the event, according to a media report. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/04/japan/society/johnnys-reporter-blacklist/?utm_content=bufferf16d8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #johnnykitagawa #johnnyassociates #childabuse #yoshihikoinohara #sexcrimes #media #journalism

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

Japan’s Johnny Kitagawa Sex Abuse Scandal: 478 Victims Come Forward, Company Rebranding Slammed as “Ridicule”
#GeneralNews #International #JohnnyKitagawa

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/japan-johnnys-sex-abuse-scandal-renaming-plan-slammed-1235607160/

Johnny & Associates on Monday revealed a plan to establish a new company called Smile-Up to manage its performers in a bid to start fresh with a separate entity from the talent agency, which has been tainted by allegations of sexual abuse by its late founder Johnny Kitagawa. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/02/japan/society/johnny-and-associates-name-change/?utm_content=buffer89f23&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #johnnykitagawa #johnnyassociates #childabuse #juliekeikofujishima

The new president of Japan's top male talent agency Johnny & Associates has directly apologized to one of the firm's former performers who came forward with abuse allegation against the company's late founder. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/22/japan/society/johnny-associates-president-apology/?utm_content=buffer77b0f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #johnnyassociates #sexcrimes #johnnykitagawa #childabuse

Johnny’s & Associates is considering changing its name amid growing voices that say such a move is necessary for the company to start afresh. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/20/japan/society/johnnys-may-change-company-name/?utm_content=buffercbf62&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #music #johnnyassociates #jpop #childabuse #idols #johnnykitagawa #sexcrimes

A growing number of Japanese companies have been rethinking their involvement as sponsors of television programs starring members of Johnny & Associates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/16/japan/society/johnnys-tv-shows-sponsors/?utm_content=bufferea900&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #johnnyassociates #childabuse #advertising #sexcrimes #johnnykitagawa #corporategovernance #media

Johnny & Associates has announced that it will not receive management fees for advertisements and television appearances by the talent agency’s performers for a year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/14/japan/society/johnnys-business-work-free/?utm_content=buffer318fd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #johnnyassociates #childabuse #advertising #sexcrimes #johnnykitagawa

Johnny & Associates has announced that it will not receive management fees for advertisements and television appearances by the talent agency’s performers for a year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/13/japan/society/johnnys-business-work-free/?utm_content=buffercf3fc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #johnnyassociates #childabuse #advertising #sexcrimes #johnnykitagawa

In the wake of the Johnny’s & Associates sex abuse scandal, major companies vow not to work with the talent agency again until changes are made. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/09/12/companies/johnnys-commecials-sponsors/?utm_content=buffere7b45&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #johnnykitagawa #sexcrime #advertising #sponsorship