Johnny & Associates is considering changing its name amid growing calls that say such a move is necessary for the company to start afresh.
In the weeks since the talent agency publicly acknowledged that its late founder, Johnny Kitagawa, had sexually abused the company¡¯s underage celebrities, companies began to announce they would cancel promotion contracts with the firm¡¯s performers for their commercials.
The agency¡¯s decision during a news conference on Sept. 7 to retain the company name ¡ª despite its association with an alleged sexual predator ¡ª drew a lot of public criticism.
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