PRESS CONFERENCE

Alleged Kitagawa Victim Calls for Anti-Abuse Law

Yasushi Hashida, Former member of Johnny's Jr., actor and dancer

May 26, Friday, 14:00-15:00 (Press Conference)
(The speech and Q & A will be in Japanese with English interpretation)

On May 14, the talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc. finally conceded to demands that it apologize for decades of sexual abuse allegedly carried out by its founder and former president, Johnny Kitagawa. The apology, by the agency's current president, Julie Keiko Fujishima, was widely deemed vague and insincere but it's unlikely it would have happened at all were it not for the recent testimony of several abuse survivors, especially Kauan Okamoto. 
 
Now another of Johnny Kitagawa's former protégés has agreed to speak on the record at the FCCJ about his experiences.  Yasushi Hashida (37) told a Diet hearing this month that he, too, was sexually abused by Kitagawa at his home when he was in his mid-teens. Hashida has called for legislation to prevent further assaults in the entertainment industry in a Diet hearing on May 16. "What adults can do is create a place where children aged 13 and 14 can make the best of the entertainment industry. Action by adults can protect children."
With pressure building against the agency and the industry, Hashida's press conference comes as a key moment. Come and hear what he has to say. 

How to attend: 
Please register at front@fccj.or.jp with your name, the name of your media outlet, and FCCJ membership number. Due to space restrictions attendance will be limited. Doors open 15 minutes before the event. Please sign in, giving your name and contact details at the reception, and have your temperature taken before proceeding. 

How to watch online: https://www.youtube.com/c/FCCJchannel/live 
Livestreaming of the press events will be available and video of this event will be uploaded to our FCCJ YouTube channel. 

How to ask questions: https://forms.gle/fkzC55Q5TnU7gQtZ6 
Members watching the event online can submit questions for the speakers in advance using this submission form.

TV crew: Please make a reservation at front@fccj.or.jp. Doors open for TV crews only at 30 minutes before the event. 

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