Johnny’s Jimusho ends contract with Yamaguchi Tatsuya

Johnny’s Jimusho has sent out a press release to all media stating that they have canceled their contract with Yamaguchi Tatsuya (46).

On April 30th, Yamaguchi issued a retirement request to leave TOKIO and Johnny’s Jimusho.  The office reviewed the proposal and accepted the resignation request and have therefore ended the contact with Yamaguchi Tatsuya on May 6th.

Johnny’s Jimusho also added that in view of the social impact of the incident and the current situation of Yamaguchi, as a position of having raised him, Johnny’s will continue to actively give him the necessary support to fulfill their responsibilities.

Johnny’s also emphasized for the media to refrain from interview the victim and her family but also Yamaguchi and his family members to prevent any mental burdens from growing.

TOKIO released a joint press release with all members names:

A few days ago, we thought about what we should do?

It is not enough for words to express how we feel and it’s not something we should talk about in words anymore.

If there is something that we can change for ourselves and that is tomorrow, we look what is in front of us.

We will return to the beginning of TOKIO once again, and think what we should do for everyone and keep moving forward.

TOKIO

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