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Closure of Johnny's store

OSAKA, Japan, Oct. 17 Kyodo - The logo of talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc. is removed as a Johnny's store in Osaka closes down on Oct. 16, 2023, following a sex abuse scandal involving the agency's late founder. (Kyodo)

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Closure of Johnny's store

The logo of talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc. is removed as a Johnny's store in Osaka closes down on Oct. 16, 2023, following a sex abuse scandal involving the agency's late founder.

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Closure of Johnny's store

The logo of talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc. is removed as a Johnny's store in Osaka closes down on Oct. 16, 2023, following a sex abuse scandal involving the agency's late founder.

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Closure of Johnny's store

The logo of talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc. is removed as a Johnny's store in Osaka closes down on Oct. 16, 2023, following a sex abuse scandal involving the agency's late founder.

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Scandal-hit Johnny's talent agency

Fans take photos of a Johnny's store selling goods related to idols associated with talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc. in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 16, 2023, after the shop closed down that day following a sex abuse scandal involving the agency's late founder.

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Scandal-hit Johnny's talent agency

Fans take photos of a Johnny's store selling goods related to idols associated with talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc. in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 16, 2023, after the shop closed down that day following a sex abuse scandal involving the agency's late founder.

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Scandal-hit Johnny's talent agency

Photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023, shows J-pop talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc.'s office building in Tokyo, with its name sign on the building already removed as the company is set to be renamed "Smile-Up" from Oct. 17 amid a sex abuse scandal involving the agency's late founder.

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Scandal-hit Johnny's talent agency

Photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023, shows J-pop talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc.'s office building in Tokyo, with its name sign on the building already removed as the company is set to be renamed "Smile-Up" from Oct. 17 amid a sex abuse scandal involving the agency's late founder.

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Johnny's talent agency admits sexual abuse by founder, head resigns

Julie Keiko Fujishima, former president of Johnny & Associates Inc., and its new president Noriyuki Higashiyama attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2023, amid allegations the major Japanese talent agency's late founder and her uncle Johnny Kitagawa had sexually abused teenagers aspiring to become pop singers for decades.

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Johnny's talent agency sex abuse scandal

Victims of sexual abuse by the late Johnny Kitagawa, founder of Johnny & Associates Inc., gather for a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2023, following the agency's acknowledgment of the founder's decades-long sexual abuse against aspiring teenage pop singers.

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Johnny's talent agency sex abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Victims of sexual abuse by the late Johnny Kitagawa, founder of Johnny & Associates Inc., gather for a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2023.

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Johnny's sign removed from office

Work to remove a company name sign from J-pop talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc.'s office in Tokyo begins on Oct. 5, 2023, following the company's decision to change its name and split into two entities amid a sex abuse scandal.

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Ex-Johnny's Jr. member Kauan Okamoto

Musician Kauan Okamoto, a former Johnny's Jr. member who claims he was sexually assaulted by late J-pop mogul Johnny Kitagawa, speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2023, the day after the Japanese talent agency apologized for its founder's sex abuse scandal.

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Ex-Johnny's Jr. member Kauan Okamoto

Musician Kauan Okamoto, a former Johnny's Jr. member who claims he was sexually assaulted by late J-pop mogul Johnny Kitagawa, speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2023, the day after the Japanese talent agency apologized for its founder's sex abuse scandal.

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Johnny's talent agency sex abuse scandal

Julie Keiko Fujishima (R), former president of Johnny & Associates Inc., wipes away tears during a Tokyo press conference on Sept. 7, 2023, alongside new president Noriyuki Higashiyama, amid allegations of sexual abuse by the agency's late founder and her uncle, Johnny Kitagawa, against aspiring teenage pop singers over decades.

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Johnny's talent agency sex abuse scandal

Victims of sexual abuse by the late Johnny Kitagawa, founder of Johnny & Associates Inc., gather for a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2023, following the agency's acknowledgment of the founder's decades-long sexual abuse against aspiring teenage pop singers.

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Johnny's talent agency sex abuse scandal

Victims of sexual abuse by the late Johnny Kitagawa, founder of Johnny & Associates Inc., gather for a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2023, following the agency's acknowledgment of the founder's decades-long sexual abuse against aspiring teenage pop singers.

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Johnny's talent agency sex abuse scandal

Julie Keiko Fujishima speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2023, after stepping down as president of Johnny & Associates Inc., one of Japan's most prominent talent agencies, amid allegations its late founder and her uncle Johnny Kitagawa had sexually abused teenagers aspiring to become pop singers for decades.

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Johnny's talent agency sex abuse scandal

Noriyuki Higashiyama, new president of Johnny & Associates Inc., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2023, amid allegations the major Japanese talent agency's late founder Johnny Kitagawa had sexually abused teenagers aspiring to become pop singers for decades.

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Johnny's talent agency sex abuse scandal

Julie Keiko Fujishima (R), former president of Johnny & Associates Inc., and its new president Noriyuki Higashiyama attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2023, amid allegations the major Japanese talent agency's late founder and her uncle Johnny Kitagawa had sexually abused teenagers aspiring to become pop singers for decades.

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Johnny's talent agency sex abuse scandal

Julie Keiko Fujishima speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2023, after stepping down as president of Johnny & Associates Inc., one of Japan's most prominent talent agencies, amid allegations its late founder and her uncle Johnny Kitagawa had sexually abused teenagers aspiring to become pop singers for decades.

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Johnny's talent agency sex abuse scandal

Julie Keiko Fujishima speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2023, after stepping down as president of Johnny & Associates Inc., one of Japan's most prominent talent agencies, amid allegations its late founder and her uncle Johnny Kitagawa had sexually abused teenagers aspiring to become pop singers for decades.