TOKYO -- Japan's largest talent agency, Johnny and Associates, announced Monday it would change its name, after admitting to decades of sexual abuse by its late founder, Johnny Kitagawa.
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J-pop agency Johnny's to split into two entities with new names
'Smile Up' to take care of victim compensation; new entity to handle talent business
Noriyuki Higashiyama, president of Johnny & Associates, center right, announces the new company name of "Smile Up" on Oct 2. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
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