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The acknowledgment of Kitagawa's actions by Fujishima and Higashiyama comes just over a week after an external probe set up by the agency concluded it had concealed the late founder's sexual abuse that occurred from the early 1970s through to the mid-2010s.
Julie Keiko Fujishima, Kitagawa's niece, will be succeeded by actor Noriyuki Higashiyama, who has been employed by Johnny & Associates since 1979, the agency told reporters in Tokyo.
Julie K Fujishima, the niece of Johnny Kitagawa, announced her resignation in a news conference Thursday, saying the company would compensate the victims of her uncle’s abuse, according to public...
Fujishima ‘Julie’ Keiko has quit as president of Johnny and Associates, the Japanese talent agency that is embroiled in a poisonous child sex abuse scandal.
TOKYO (AP) — A team investigating sexual assault allegations by the late founder of a powerful talent agency for boy bands has found the charges credible, calling Tuesday for compensation for the victims and the resignation of the current chief executive.
Julie Keiko Fujishima, who stepped down as president Tuesday, recognized that Kitagawa, her uncle, sexually abused young boy band members at the agency — the first time the agency has...
On Sunday, the chief executive of Johnny & Associates and Mr. Kitagawa’s niece, Julie Keiko Fujishima, apologized in a written and video statement published on its website.
