Mr. Johnny Kitagawa before his death. An estimate of more than 400 people are allegedly victims of sexual abuse. At first glance, the relationship with the TV stations appears to be as strong as ever and the impact of the scandal seems to be minimal. However, the standpoint of the TV stations has begun to change gradually. NHK Chairman Nobuo Inaba said at a regular press conference that, “The primary stance of the NHK is that the artists already contractually scheduled to appear on the program will continue to do so, but new contracts will not be made until it is confirmed that efforts are being made to prevent a recurrence of the incident and that compensation for the victims is being steadily implemented.” At a regular press conference, TV Tokyo’s President Ichiro Ishikawa harshly criticized Johnny’s agency for directly requesting in writing that the company’s name be changed on four occasions. However, these did not limit Johnny’s course of action to change.  NTV president Akira Ishizawa said, “At this point, we have not decided yet. TV Asahi made a verbal request to change its company name, and TBS submitted a written request to determine and implement a policy for relief and compensation, report on progress, and announce its human rights action policy. TV stations are now sharply increasing their criticism of Johnny’s.” (source from a key station).