U.N. rights body to probe Johnny's sex abuse claims in late July

A working group of the U.N. Human Rights Council said Thursday it will visit Japan from late July to early August, with sources indicating it will investigate sexual abuse claims against Johnny Kitagawa, the late founder of Japan's top male talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc.During the visit from July 24 to Aug. 4, the Working Group on Business and Human Rights is expected to conduct interviews with people formerly linked to the agency who say they were abused by Kitagawa, who died in 2019.The working group will not disclose individuals subject to the interviews so they will not be press…READ FULL ARTICLE