NHK, which reported “NG list, toilet sex assault,” does not want to make the biggest fuss about its “director descends from Johnny’s” and its honeymoon structure.

The press conferences held by Johnny’s on October 2, 2011, in the wake of the sexual assault case against him, revealed the existence of an “NG list,” a list of reporters who are not allowed to be on the list, and the ripple effect is only getting wider.

The same foreign consulting firm was in charge of both the first and second press conferences, but it was obvious that a female staff member was carrying the NG list under her arm at the venue. Moreover, the list was leaked on the Internet, revealing a sloppiness that one would not expect from a crisis management consulting firm.

NHK was the first to report the existence of the NG list.

NHK was the first to report the existence of the NG list on April 4, and was applauded on the Internet, with comments such as “Well done” and “This is public broadcasting. In fact, commercial broadcasters and newspapers followed suit and reported the existence of the NG list at once.

In the press conference held on February 2, the company presented a plan for reform, including changing the name of “Johnny’s” and establishing a new company for management and training.

This was supposed to be the first step toward restoring trust in the company, but the revelation of the NG list has further undermined trust in Johnny’s.

NHK also reported in its “News 7” broadcast on August 9 the testimony of a man who was sexually victimized multiple times by Mr. Janney Kitagawa in a restroom in NHK’s office. According to the broadcast, when the man was a high school student, he attended a dance practice at NHK in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, and was taken to the men’s restroom by Mr. Janney, where he was sexually assaulted five times.

The NHK was seen as more problematic than other commercial broadcasters for its close ties to Johnny’s. The most serious problem is that the NHK’s relationship with the Taiga drama “Doraemon” is not only a love affair, but also a love affair with the Japanese TV drama “Taiga”. The most serious problem is that Hisao Wakaizumi, a former director of NHK, who has been involved in the production of historical dramas such as the Taiga Drama and the Morning Drama and is considered a “director” in the general corporate world, “descended from heaven” to the Johnny’s office in 2010 as an advisor. In addition, the “Japanesse Office” was established on September 27, 2010.

Moreover, at NHK Chairman Nobuo Inaba’s regular press conference on September 27, some reporters asked questions about allegations that Mr. Wakaizumi had received entertainment from Johnny’s office on a trip to Hawaii, but NHK refused to answer. NHK refused to answer the question and said it had no intention of conducting an investigation. If the “super honeymoon” were to be exposed, they would have a “bomb” in their hands that could not be contained. That is why they are being ridiculed for reporting the “NG list” and “sexual assault in the bathroom” to divert the public’s attention from their own scandals.

(Sports newspaper reporter) Commercial TV stations have begun to be affected by the scandals, for example, by suspending commercials for programs in which Johnny’s celebrities appear. However, NHK, which relies on “your subscription fees,” may be the most worried about the situation.

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