What is the Johnny Kitagawa's sexually abused？
This incident was committed by Johnny Kitagawa (who passed away five years ago), a major entertainment promoter and founder of Japan's major entertainment agency Johnny's Office. This is a case in which he repeatedly sexually assaulted his talent, who was underage at the time, over a period of more than 50 years, and continued to cover up the fact. The number of victims is well over 300.
After his death, the truth gradually came to light, and one young victim confessed the truth to the world media, and at the same time, the British BBC distributed a special program to the world, making the truth widely known to society. This was the moment when Johnny Kitagawa's sexual assault changed from a rumor to a fact. Johnny's Agency also officially acknowledged this fact and publicly apologized. Currently, they have announced that they will work towards providing financial and psychological relief to those affected.
Amidst the chaos, the underage entertainers who were victims at the time have now become adults, but they remain traumatized and psychologically damaged by the events of that time. Furthermore, since the incident came to light, there have been many heartless slanders posted on the internet, making the situation even more difficult.
Johnny Kitagawa ruled the Japanese entertainment world as a charismatic promoter. He is skilled at finding golden eggs to become idols and raising them into stars, and has created numerous idol groups. He has created many fans not only in Japan but all over the world, and has built a tremendous influence on the Japanese entertainment industry. As a result of its continued influence on many media outlets, the reality is that the media did not report the fact (it was a rumor at the time) and the truth was hidden. In fact, in 2004, Japan's Supreme Court found Kitagawa guilty of sexual abuse, but Japanese television stations did not report on the verdict at all, and a few newspapers only published small articles. there were. Most of the media ignored Johnny's Office and did not report on this ruling, so it did not become a social issue. Thus, his crimes remained hidden for many years. During that time, many victims have continued to appeal to society about the facts, but they have been kept in the dark.
Background of activities and social issues
The sexual abuse scandal committed by Johnny Kitagawa, which is currently shaking Japanese society, has left many victims suffering from slander. The reality is that many people who post online simply accept rumors online and unknowingly slander others out of a sense of justice. And without knowing it, they become the perpetrators. Over the past 18 years, as a nonprofit organization, we have seen this reality first hand. Many perpetrators write their posts casually, saying things like ``I didn't know about it,'' ``I saw it posted on the internet,'' or ``Many other people have written about it.'' Among the perpetrators, there are many who suffer from their wrong actions, just as those who suffer from slander posted online.
Based on our experience and data, we submit specialized evidence to relevant organizations such as the police and lawyers, share information, and work together to support early resolution. We collect and research a variety of information every day. In today's society, with the advancement of technology, it has become a long time since slander on the Internet went undetected and undetected.
This time, we have decided to carry out support activities to protect those who have been victimized by Johnny Kitagawa from online slander. Currently, people who have been sexually assaulted have set up and are active in the ``Johnny's Sexual Assault Issues Association'' as volunteers. Amid this social turmoil, many members of the association have been slandered online, which is having a significant impact on their daily lives. When we accepted the support, we met with the representative and explained our past activities and thoughts, and the representative recognized that slander is not just a problem for us, but a problem for society as a whole. In addition, we accepted the request for assistance due to the fact that many people are suffering psychological damage due to slander.
We understand firsthand how much slander hurts people's feelings. That is why we would like to cooperate as much as possible. The representative also said that if there is a request from Johnny's or someone in the entertainment industry, please support them.
Against this background, we have decided to take on the task of responding to the slander against Johnny's Entertainment for Sexual Abuse Issues.
Details of activities and achievement
NPO Billionbee is an organization that started as a volunteer in 2005 to take measures against online slander and support activities, and was established on October 29, 2021. The main purpose of our activities is to ``contribute to the spread of healthy use of the Internet by conducting projects for the general public to deal with damage on the Internet.''
In particular, we place top priority on activities against ``online slander'' as a social problem that needs to be solved.
In recent years, the number of slander incidents using SNS, which has developed with the spread of smartphones, has increased rapidly, and the content has become more sophisticated and malicious.
Early warning responses are approximately 90% effective in dealing with such events.
On the other hand, in response to the ever-increasing number of incidents, the conventional "human force tactics" have reached their limits, and further damage can be prevented by centrally managing and operating information using an automated system currently under development. That's what I think. We believe that we can contribute to building a safe and secure society by responding quickly when an event occurs and saving unexpected damage and lives that should not be lost. Not only the recent Johnny Kitagawa incident, but many people, including children, suffer from slander every day.
Currently, many people are working on the issue of online defamation, but the reality is that there are many cases that are not resolved. This is because it is extremely difficult to approach a country's social system and individual literacy appropriately.
The NPO Billionbee has succeeded in creating big results by steadily accumulating small results by linking what the police and lawyers can do, what the government can do, and what the private sector can do, and by collaborating with related parties and networks. Based on the experience and data we have gained through many years of anti-slander activities, we carefully investigate the cause of each incident and provide advice and a cooperative system to resolve the issue. We operate as a non-profit organization that focuses on reducing slander without pursuing profit, so that those who are truly suffering from slander can move towards a resolution with peace of mind. In order to further expand our activities, we ask for your financial support in the form of donations.
How to use donations
We plan to use the donations to support court costs and staff activities to support victims of slander, and to build an IT system to monitor online slander. We would like to manage and operate the donations as a fund, make its use transparent, and use it to rehabilitate those who have been slandered.
