A press conference was held on September 7, but the lack of specifics drew heavy criticism, and an additional press conference is scheduled for October 2, at which the company’s name change and other details are expected to be announced.“We have been quiet in the past, but companies need to reflect on that. Now we must speak up.”These were the comments of Takeshi Niinami, 64, president of Suntory Holdings and chairman of the Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives), in an interview with the Financial Times. He said that using celebrities from the Johnny & Associates in advertisements “is a corporate admission of child abuse”   Major companies including Suntory, Japan Airlines, Nissan, Kirin, and Shiseido have already announced that they will no longer be renewing any contracts from Johnny’s artists in their advertisements. While the long-standing issue of sexual assault by the late Johnny’s founder, Mr. Kitagawa, must be properly addressed by the agency and sufficient measures must be taken to prevent its recurrence. For the time being, the distance from sponsors is expected to continue.   Meanwhile, there has not been any dramatic changes in the TV industry. In fact, Kazunari Ninomiya (40) was selected to play the main role in “One Day: Seiya no kara Sawagi” (Fuji TV), Masaki Aiba (40) played the main role in “Kyo Kara Hitman” (TV Asahi), and Fuma Kikuchi (28) of Sexy Zone will also play the main role in “Zeicho – “haraenai” ni wa wake ga aru” (NTV).