172: Johnny’s talent agency admits to past abuse. What now?

The Johnny & Associates sexual abuse scandal is like the Harvey Weinstein and Michael Jackson scandals rolled into one. Karin Kaneko catches us up on how things are unfolding, while Alyssa I. Smith and Patrick St. Michel discuss the effect it may have on the Japanese music industry.   

Hosted by Shaun McKenna and produced by Dave Cortez.

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Karin Kaneko: Articles | X (Twitter)

Alyssa I. Smith: Articles 

Patrick St. Michel: Articles | X (Twitter) 

Read/Listen/Watch more: 

Johnny’s replaces president as it admits to abuse by late founder  (Karin Kaneko, The Japan Times)

More companies move away from Johnny’s over sex abuse scandal (Yukana Inoue, The Japan Times) 

Kauan Okamoto finds some closure after recognition of Kitagawa abuse (Karin Kaneko, The Japan Times)

What’s in a name? A lot of baggage and trauma, unfortunately. (Patrick St. Michel, The Japan Times)

“Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-pop” (Mobeen Azhar and Megumi Inman, BBC)

The death of Johnny Kitagawa, J-pop’s puppet master (Deep Dive from The Japan Times)

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