A wounded heart isnt easy to heal.
Compensation on its own will never be enough.
In late August, aninvestigation teamfound that he began sexually abusing boys in the 1950s, theJapan Timesreported.
President of Johnny & Associates, Noriyuki Higashiyama (2nd R), speaks during a press conference in TokyoGetty Images
Over the summer, the U.N.
Working Group on Business and Human Rights said the allegations involved several hundreds of the companys talents.
Both the agency itself and I myself as a person recognize that sex abuse by Johnny Kitagawa took place.
I apologize to his victims from the bottom of my heart, she said at the time.
Most mainstream Japanese media also did not cover the allegations for decades, prompting accusations of an industry cover-up.
