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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Yuri Kageyama

Former teen performers accuse an agent of sexual assault. They're hoping it's Japan's Me Too moment

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Kazuya Nakamura says he was 15 when one of the most powerful men in Japanese entertainment history forced him to have sex while he was part of a troupe of backup dancers managed by the legendary talent agent.

At least a dozen other men have come forward this year to say they were sexually assaulted as teenagers by boy band impresario Johnny Kitagawa, who died in 2019, beginning with three who spoke anonymously to the BBC for a documentary broadcast in March.

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