By Shaimaa Khalil & & Derek Cai in Tokyo and Singapore
The boss of Japan’s largest pop skill agency has actually surrendered after lastly confessing the sex-related abuse dedicated by its late creator, Johnny Kitagawa.
Julie Fujishima surrendered from Johnny and Associates on Thursday throughout a public apology to her uncle’s sufferers.
Her separation comes a week after private investigators discovered Kitagawa mistreated thousands of children and boys over 6 years, as head of the boybandagency
A BBC documentary this year regarding the abuse led even more sufferers to find ahead.
Johnny Kitagawa passed away in 2019, having actually constantly rejected misbehavior. He never ever encountered fees.
On Thursday, his niece and outbound president Ms Fujishima recognized his abuse for the very first time.
“Both the agency itself and I.