At this point there are so many sexual abuse allegations against Johnny Kitagawa, the founder of talent agency Johnny & Associates, that it’s reached the highest levels of Japan. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is the head of the Japanese government, has declared he’s holding …Read more »
Just days after anime and video game composer Hidekazu Tanaka was found guilty of indecent acts, another big name in Japanese pop culture is dealing with a fallout over sexual assault accusations. This time around it has to do with Johnny Kitagawa, who was the …Read more »
SMAP, one of Japan’s best-known and best-selling boy bands, are calling it quits. The group, which debuted in 1991 and have become a staple of Japanese pop charts, not to mention TV, radio and advertising, have announced they will officially disband December 31, coinciding with …Read more »
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