#53 - Johnny & Associates
Hikikomori
English - April 15, 2022 03:02 - 1 hour - 87.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHistory Society & Culture Places & Travel history japan news murder truecrime Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Content Warning - Discussions of Child Sexual Abuse.
Johnny Kitagawa is Japan's most successful music producer of all time, having represented artists for over 50 years. His company, Johnny & Associates, are notorious for bullying, blackmail, control and monopolies. There have also been more troubling accusations about Kitagawa since the early 90s...
Today's guest is Hannah Lane! You can find her via her Instagram page, and she is also the co-host of our horror movie review podcast that we do together, Not Another Film podcast.
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Sources:
Guardian article 1 Guardian article 2 New York Times - SMAP breaking up Nikkei - Fair Trade Commission warns J&A Twitter Thread on J&A New York Times - Accusations against Kitagawa Variety - Abuse of Power