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More Japan Firms Severing Ties with Johnny's

More Japan Firms Severing Ties with Johnny's

   Tokyo, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)--Thirty-two of the 65 publicly traded companies in Japan that used entertainers from Johnny & Associates Inc. for promotional purposes in 2023 have cut ties with them as of Wednesday in the wake of a sexual abuse scandal centering around Johnny Kitagawa, the agency's late founder, Teikoku Databank Ltd. said Thursday.
   The number of such companies grew from 16 a week earlier, the credit research firm said.

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