Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Late Japanese Music Mogul and Talent Manager

Former J-pop star trainee Kauan Okamoto alleged during a press conference that he and multiple other young men were sexually abused by the late Johnny Kitagawa, once a powerful figure in Japan’s entertainment industry. Okamoto said the abuse happened when he would stay overnight at one of Kitagawa’s penthouse apartments in Tokyo, often with other young aspiring musicians who were also signed to Kitagawa’s talent agency, Johnny & Associates. There have been long-standing allegations against Kitagawa, who was never charged over the allegations.