Probe finds Johnny's talent agency founder abused minors for decades

An external probe set up by Johnny & Associates Inc. on Tuesday concluded its deceased founder sexually abused minors aspiring to become pop singers for decades and urged the head of Japan's top male talent agency to step down to bolster governance under new leadership.The investigative team said in a report that the company's culture of concealment had allowed the decades-long cover-up of Johnny Kitagawa's behavior. The talent agency should also apologize to the victims and immediately establish a system for providing them with appropriate redress, it said.The probe called on the late musi…READ FULL ARTICLE