Editor’s note: This is the second in a series about victims of Johnny Kitagawa’s sexual abuse. Junichi Kurata sighed after reading a message. “Here we go again,” he said to himself. The message was a ...

A former teen idol said he was one of the many victims of sexual assault committed by Johnny Kitagawa, the founder of one of ...

Will the death of Johnny Kitagawa lead to a change of attitude by the Japanese media to the powerful Johnny & Associates talent agency that he formed? Public broadcaster NHK and others this week ...

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 ...

The head of Japan’s biggest music agency has apologized over allegations of years-long sexual abuse committed by its founder, the late entertainment mogul Johnny Kitagawa. Johnny & Associates, a ...

Boybands created by the late Japanese pop mogul not only dominated the pop charts but their members became ubiquitous onscreen, giving him immense power that he wielded to facilitate the abuse. By The ...

The number of men who have come forward to say they were abused by the once-celebrated J-pop agent Johnny Kitagawa is now close to 1,000, according to a BBC documentary airing tonight. The Shadow of a ...

Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates, a giant in the J-pop industry, issued an apology to those who have accused its late founder Johnny Kitagawa of sexual abuse. President Julie Keiko Fujishima ...

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The head of Japan’s top pop agency Johnny & Associates stepped down Thursday after admitting that her uncle, the company’s late founder, had sexually abused minors for years, following months of ...

JOHNNY Kitagawa was a successful talent manager from Japan. He died in 2019 after suffering a subarachnoid haemorrhage, but what else do we know about him and his ...

Johnny Kitagawa, the iconic founder of Johnny and Associates and for many decades the most powerful man across Japan's music industry, has passed away at age 87. By Rob Schwartz TOKYO – Johnny ...