TOKYO -- Johnny & Associates, Japan's largest talent agency, said Wednesday that for the next year it will not take its usual share of fees for advertising and television appearances by its performers.
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Julie Keiko Fujishima, right, resigned as president of Johnny & Associates on Sept. 7 and has been replaced by Noriyuki Higashiyama, left. © Kyodo
TOKYO -- Johnny & Associates, Japan's largest talent agency, said Wednesday that for the next year it will not take its usual share of fees for advertising and television appearances by its performers.