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<p><strong> We take very seriously the testimony of a man who claims to have suffered serious sexual abuse inside the broadcast center. This is a problem that NHK, as the broadcaster responsible for the production of our programs, cannot overlook.&#8221;</strong></p>
<p> NHK shocked the public when it reported on &#8220;News 7&#8221; that sexual assault by Johnny&#8217;s founder, Mr. Kitagawa, was suspected to have taken place at the station as well.</p>
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<p><strong> Amid criticism of the media&#8217;s silence and the cozy relationship between Johnny&#8217;s and television for failing to report Johnny&#8217;s sexual assaults, NHK was also the first to report on the &#8220;Nominated NG List.&#8221; With this report, NHK has made its cut of Johnny&#8217;s clear. With this, the possibility of Japanese talents appearing in Kohaku has almost disappeared&#8221; (entertainment agency executive).</strong></p>
<p> One of the victims, in his 40s, is indignant, saying that this does not absolve NHK of its guilt.</p>
<p><strong> One of the victims in her 40s said angrily, &#8220;I can appreciate NHK&#8217;s reporting this time, but it&#8217;s as if it was reported out of the blue.</strong><strong> &#8220;NHK&#8217;s reporting of the incident is commendable, but it is clearly wrong to report it as if it had been reported out of the blue. There is no way they didn&#8217;t know about it. It&#8217;s a problem that can&#8217;t be overlooked now. &#8230;&#8230;</strong></p>
<p> The man in his thirties who testified to the station about the damage was a high school student at the time. According to the accusation, in 2002, he attended a dance lesson at the station&#8217;s broadcasting center in Shibuya, Tokyo, hoping to appear on &#8220;The Boys Club,&#8221; a music program featuring Jr. Mr. Janie Kitagawa, who was at the venue, called him over and sexually assaulted him in the restroom.</p>
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<p> She told NHK that she was similarly victimized five times, and when she refused, she was not invited again. The broadcast center had a rehearsal room exclusively for Johnny&#8217;s, where the Jr.</p>
<p><strong> It is said that &#8220;Mr. Janney would sometimes take a child he liked in the rehearsal room onto his lap, or even head to the bathroom with him.</strong><strong> He would also take them on his lap in the rehearsal room or head to the restroom with them. It is said that even in the company cafeteria, he was always eating surrounded by five or six Jr. I am sure that many NHK staff members saw this scene,&#8221; said a person involved in NHK&#8217;s program production.</strong></p>
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<p>A male victim in his fifties said, &#8220;In our time, Mr. Janney was still very considerate of those around him,</p>
<p><strong> A victim in his fifties said, &#8220;In our time, Mr. Janney was still very considerate of his surroundings. However, after the &#8220;Shukan Bunshun&#8221; report in 1999, he felt that no one had picked up on the story, which made him think, &#8220;I&#8217;m fine. He may have thought, &#8216;If anything happens, Mary (Kitagawa) will cover it up.</strong></p>
<p> He said, &#8220;We encouraged each other when we were there.</p>
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<p><strong> We encouraged each other and talked about sexual assault with other Jr. There was a cloak of sexual assault by Mr. Janney among the younger generation of Jr.　I was fine.</strong></p>
<p> Was Mr. Janney&#8217;s sexual abuse that pervasive? If this &#8220;rite of passage&#8221; was being performed at NHK, which is said to be the gateway to success on the stage, it is too sinful.</p>
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 Takao Kawakami

 NHK shocked "News 7" when it reported that sexual assault by Mr. Janney Kitagawa was suspected to have taken place at the station as well. However, one of the victims is outraged, saying that NHK must have known about it, and that the crime is serious.

It is strange that NHK, which decided to cut off Johnny&#8217;s, &#8220;reports it as if it were a sleeping giant,&#8221; a victim says of the public broadcaster&#8217;s crime.

It is strange that NHK, which decided to cut off Johnny’s, “reports it as if it were a sleeping giant,” a victim says of the public broadcaster’s crime.

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