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Justin McCurry in Tokyo

Japanese talent agency apologises over claims founder sexually abused boys

A TV screen in Tokyo showing news coverage of the 2019 death of Johnny Kitagawa.
A TV screen in Tokyo showing news coverage of the 2019 death of Johnny Kitagawa. Photograph: â|ñ{ó_ém/AP

The president of one of Japan’s most powerful talent agencies has apologised over allegations that the firm’s late founder and pop impresario, Johnny Kitagawa, sexually abused multiple boys.

In a video and statement released on Sunday evening, Julie Fujishima, Kitagawa’s niece, issued the apology to young men who had stepped forward with abuse claims, although she did not comment on the veracity of the allegations.

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