Yasushi Hashida, a former talent who has been complaining about sexual abuse by Johnny Kitagawa, met with Noriyuki Higashiyama, president of Johnny's Office, and revealed on SNS that he received an apology. According to the people involved, this was the first time he had met with the victims as the new president, and he had started a dialogue to prevent recurrence and provide compensation.
On the 21st, Noriyuki Higashiyama, president of Johnny's Office, met with former talent Yasushi Hashida, who has complained of sexual abuse by Johnny Kitagawa, and reported on his SNS.
In it, Mr. Hashida said, "I had a conversation with President Higashiyama, and he told me that he was sorry for causing me a really hard time," revealing that he had received an apology directly from President Higashiyama.
According to those involved, this is the first time Mr. Higashiyama has met with victims as president, and he has started a dialogue with people who are complaining about damage to prevent recurrence and compensate them.
In response to the issue of sexual abuse, Johnny's Office has established a "Victim Relief Committee," opened a contact point on the web to accept reports of damage, and announced the new structure and management policy on the 2nd of next month.