Comment on “Request for a Redo of the Press Conference to Johnny & Associates, on the List Issue at the Request of the Parties’ Association.” [in Japanese]
On October 9, 2023, Professor Maiko Ichihara of the Graduate School of Law commented on the Asahi Shimbun article, “Request for a Redo of the Press Conference to Johnny &, Associates, on the List Issue at the Request of the Parties’ Association.” This article is about the request by the Association of Parties Involved in Johnny’s Sexual Assault Issue for a redo of the press conference by Johnny & Associates because an ‘NG’ list was created to prevent the nomination of certain reporters. Professor Ichihara pointed out that in addition to the press list issue, there were several other discrepancies with the 2 October press conference. Firstly, the idea of using the name of a company responsible for social contribution projects lacks reflection on the organized sexual crimes of Johnny & Associates, and secondly, there is a lack of understanding of the responsibility of the organization that enabled the rapes by Johnny Kitagawa. She then commented that if the future of Johnny & Associates is decided by the talent within the company, this will not lead to a real solution to creating an organization where victims are not subsumed into the perpetrator system.
