The existing Johnny & Associates will focus on identifying the victims of alleged child sexual abuse by Kitagawa, who died in 2019, and providing them with compensation.
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The move comes after the agency acknowledged the abuse and apologized to the victims in a news conference on Sept. 7, following an expert panel’s findings that Kitagawa abused underage performers. Fujishima, Kitagawa’s niece, also stepped down, and was replaced with Noriyuki Higashiyama, the agency’s senior performer.
