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Johnny’s Jimusho has removed the logo from their building in Akasaka. The company logo, which had a “J” and “Johnny & Associates” written on it, was removed. Around 10 a.m. on October 5th, the logo was surrounded by scaffolding for removal. The logo was lit Read More …
On October 5th, Johnny’s Jimusho released a comment denying the weekly magazine report about Takuya Kimura not wanting Johnny’s Jimusho to change its name as “baseless.” In the October 5th issue of Weekly Bunshun, a source affiliatd with Johnny’s Jimusho was at the decision meeting Read More …
As Johnny’s Jimusho is making the effort to change their name to “SMILE-UP”, the company announced that the logo on the head office building in Akasaka, Tokyo will be removed at the end of the day and changed. A real estate source said, “The installation Read More …
Media are reporting that Johnny’s Entertainment is “considering” the recall, sale, and discontinuation of content such as songs, videos, and books that its own talent groups are involved with. Following the press conference announced by Johnny’s Office regarding future company management, the KAI-YOU editorial department Read More …
According to numerous media reports, Johnny’s Jimusho will be changing its name. Higashiyama Noriyuki (56), the new president, decided to change the company name and will hold a press conference on October 2nd. It was learned on the 20th that final arrangements are being made Read More …
Johnny’s Jimusho updated its official website on the 19th, suggesting a change in the company’s name in response to the sexual assault scandal involving founder Kitagawa Johnny (who passed away in 2019). On this day, the company held a board of directors meeting to consider Read More …
Kose and Johnny’s Jimusho have collaborated for decades and now, the company has released the following statement: The Kose Group has established the Kose Group Human Rights Policy in order to fulfill its responsibility to respect the human rights of all people involved with all Read More …
The domino effect is occurring after it was announced last week at a Johnny’s Jimusho that the late president Kitagawa Johnny had sexually abused numerous people who were part of the agency. As Johnny’s now has new leadership and will focus on compensating victims, with Read More …
As of the 12th, it was revealed that Johnny’s office had removed a large portrait of Johnny that had been displayed at the entrance of the company’s headquarters (Minato Ward, Tokyo) in response to the sexual assault scandal caused by the late Johnny’s former president Read More …
In response to the issue of sexual assault by the late Johnny Kitagawa, Johnny’s Office announced on the 13th, through its official website, compensation for damages and measures to prevent recurrence. Regarding the payment of the amount of compensation assessed by the committee, the statement Read More …
NTV interviewed Mobeen Azhar, the British BBC reported who covered the “sexual assault” issue of former Johnny’s Jimusho president Kitagawa Johnny. What did you think when you heard the press conference of Johnny & Associates? I think there has been a little progress since the Read More …
Arashi’s Sakurai Sho (41) appeared on Nippon Television’s “news zero” broadcast on the 7th (Monday to Thursday at 11:00, Friday at 11:30), and discussed the Johnny’s Jimusho interview held on the same day. Sakurai said, “It’s been a long and tense story for me over Read More …
A lot of major networks in Japan are under scrutiny for not reporting about the sexual assault caused by the late Kitagawa Johnny, former president of Johnny’s Jimusho. TV TOKYO has released the following statement: At today’s press conference, Johnny & Associates received the report Read More …
A lot of major networks in Japan are under scrutiny for not reporting about the sexual assault caused by the late Kitagawa Johnny, former president of Johnny’s Jimusho. TBS has released the following statement: Today, Johnny’s office held a press conference and apologized for the Read More …
A lot of major networks in Japan are under scrutiny for not reporting about the sexual assault caused by the late Kitagawa Johnny, former president of Johnny’s Jimusho. TV Asahi has released the following statement: Johnny & Associates held a press conference on the issue Read More …