A United Nations human rights delegation on Aug. 4 urged the government to investigate allegations of sexual abuse by a late talent agency chief and cast doubt on the company’s own internal inquiry into the matter.
Experts Damilola Olawuyi from Nigeria and Pichamon Yeophantong from Thailand, who are representatives of the U.N. Working Group on Business and Human Rights, said the Japanese media bore some of the blame for not reporting on the abuse for decades.
They were speaking in Tokyo during a working visit to examine human rights and labor conditions. They reported some of the findings since their visit began on July 24.
The two met with individuals who allege they suffered abuse by Johnny Kitagawa, who died in 2019 at age 87. Kitagawa founded Johnny & Associates Inc., which managed a slew of high-profile entertainers and personalities.
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