<figure id="attachment_336296" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-336296" style="width: 5472px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="f9702853"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/10/70daa66f46436d22845dba95d34f6ea5.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-336296" class="wp-caption-text">The new president, Noriyuki Higashiyama, was entrusted with the position of president by Keiko Fujishima Julie Fujishima (right). &#8230;&#8230;</figcaption></figure>
<p> He may be &#8220;the most unqualified man&#8221; to revamp the image of the company.</p>
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<p> The sexual assault by Mr. Kitagawa, the founder of Johnny&#8217;s, has been a problem. At a press conference held on September 7, the company&#8217;s new president, Noriyuki Higashiyama, said, &#8220;Of course I have heard about the sexual assault.</p>
<p><strong> &#8220;Of course, I had heard rumors about it,&#8221; he said.</strong></p>
<p><strong> I myself have never been victimized, I have never witnessed it, and I have never been consulted about it by my seniors or juniors. I have not been able to take action on my own. With that reflection in mind, I would like to represent you in the future.&#8221;</strong></p>
<p> He responded, &#8220;I will continue to represent the company in the future.</p>
<p> However, a testimony has emerged that directly contradicts Higashiyama&#8217;s assertion.</p>
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<p> In an interview with a former Johnny&#8217;s Jr. man on the October 7 broadcast of &#8220;Special Report&#8221; (TBS), the former Johnny&#8217;s Jr.</p>
<p><strong> He assured the interviewer that &#8220;there is absolutely no such thing as a rumor level.&#8221;</strong></p>
<p> He further stated, &#8220;It&#8217;s never at the level of a rumor. He also said that when he was at a place called &#8220;training camp,&#8221; Higashiyama told him, &#8220;Go ahead and get beat up,</p>
<p><strong> &#8220;You should go and get beat up.</strong></p>
<p> When interviewed by TBS, the Johnny&#8217;s&#8217;s office said, &#8220;It was a long time ago, so I don&#8217;t remember.</p>
<p><strong> The Johnny&#8217;s office gave a vague answer, saying, &#8220;It was a long time ago, so I don&#8217;t remember.</strong></p>
<p> The Johnny&#8217;s office gave a vague answer, saying, &#8220;It was a long time ago, so I don&#8217;t remember.</p>
<div data-friday-nextpage-lead=" The &quot;crime scene&quot; located diagonally across from the boys&#39; room"></div>
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<p><strong>It is said that there was a special room for the boys&#8217; group at the camp, in addition to the rooms for Masahiko Kondo and Toshihiko Tahara. Diagonally across from the shonen-tai room is the &#8220;crime scene,&#8221; so to speak, where the junior members sleep with Mr. Janney.</strong></p>
<p><strong> Many in the public probably think that it is impossible to explain that they were unaware of this. However, Higashiyama and the other current talents in the group have all said that they had heard rumors about the sexual assault.</strong></p>
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<p> As the British national broadcaster BBC did a special feature on Mr. Janney, calling him a &#8220;predator,&#8221; it is hard to believe that his actions were even allowed to go unchecked overseas. Despite the fact that sexual assault was recognized in a civil lawsuit with the Weekly Bunshun, the police did not act at all, and there was no sign of a criminal case.</p>
<p> Naturally, the TV stations and the major media did not report the sexual assault, and the relationship with Johnny&#8217;s continued.</p>
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<p><strong> If Mr. Higashiyama, the &#8220;eldest son&#8221; who was most trusted by Mr. Janney, had sent the juniors to the club and told them, &#8220;Go ahead and get fucked,&#8221; it is no wonder that he was seen as an &#8220;accomplice. If Mr. Higashiyama, the &#8220;eldest son&#8221; who had been most trusted by Mr. Kanni, had sent Junior and the others to &#8220;go get beat up by you,&#8221; it would not be surprising if they were seen as &#8220;accomplices. If he really didn&#8217;t, he could have denied it outright as &#8220;factually untrue.</strong></p>
<p><strong> Why can&#8217;t they do that? It is because there is a possibility that the victims will give similar testimonies in the future. Corrupt politicians and criminals often use this method. If they &#8220;don&#8217;t remember,&#8221; it doesn&#8217;t mean they are lying. From the perspective of foreign countries, making Higashiyama-san the new president of two companies would seem like an outrage that would be hard to believe. &#8230;&#8230;</strong></p>
<p> Even though the situation has come under fire around the world to such an extent, Johnny&#8217;s can only be said to be lax in its crisis management capabilities. Perhaps the recurrence prevention team should have made a recommendation to stop not only Julie&#8217;s resignation, but also the appointment of Higashiyama&#8211;.</p>
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