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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Garas Barlow and at 1,300 GMT on Thursday the 7th of September these are our main stories.

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The Japanese entertainment industry has been rocked by allegations of sexual abuse by the late Johnny Catagawa, the founder of the country's most influential talent agency, Johnny and associates.

He was accused publicly for some decades of abusing aspiring young male pop stars from as far back as the 1950s.

He died in 2019 but now for the first time the current CEO of the agency, Julie Fujishima, who's Johnny's niece has admitted that the sexual abuse happened and has resigned.

She appeared at a news conference.

Those the agency itself and I myself as a person recognized that sex abuse by Johnny Catagawa took place.

I apologize to his victims from the bottom of my heart.

I apologize to all the fans, business stakeholders and everyone concerned about this issue.

Our Tokyo correspondent Shima Khalil has the details.

This is a very significant moment for Japan especially its entertainment industry because

I mean for all intents and purposes, Kitagawa was a star maker.

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