The sexual abuse scandal involving the late Johnny Kitagawa, which made headlines last year, is nowhere near being settled and has been carried over into the new year with a mountain of unresolved problems.
Atsushi Fukuda named new president // The talent agency previously known as Johnny s and Associates announced on Friday that it is changing its name to STARTO.
The new firm established to manage Johnny & Associates Inc. performers unveiled its company name as Starto Entertainment Inc., in a bid to start afresh following a sex abuse scandal involving the late founder of the former male talent agency.