Scandal-plagued J-pop agency Johnny's to spin off operations

New unit to continue business while existing firm to compensate sex abuse victims

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The number of sexual abuse victims of Johnny's late former president could be in the hundreds. (Photo by Satoko Kawasaki)

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Johnny & Associates, Japan's largest talent agency, has decided to divide its operations, Nikkei learned Saturday, in the wake of a sexual abuse scandal that involved its late former president Johnny Kitagawa.

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