CNA CorrespondentCNA Correspondent

The dark side of Japan’s entertainment industry

View descriptionShare
 

For decades, well-known Japanese talent manager Johnny Kitagawa sexually abused young men and boys who were desperate to make it big in Japan’s entertainment industry.  Michiyo Ishida talks to Steve Lai about the reckoning that his agency – which created popular boy bands SMAP and Arashi - is going through now that the country’s worst-kept secret is finally out. 

  • Facebook
  • X (Twitter)
  • WhatsApp
  • Email
  • Download

CNA Correspondent

Our host speaks to CNA correspondents on the frontlines to bring you behind the scenes of some of th 
Social links
Follow podcast