"We see what has happened at the company and this is a serious governance problem," Makoto Hayashi, a former prosecutor, told reporters at a Tokyo hotel.Hayashi said the process would focus on hearing from victims who have come forward. The panel will outline where the response at Johnny & Associates failed and provide recommendations to prevent a recurrence, he said.
Since then, others have come forward, including Kauan Okamoto, who spoke in April at the Foreign Correspondents Club in Tokyo. According to the allegations, Kitagawa asked fledgling singers and dancers to stay at his luxury home. When he told one of them to go to bed early, everyone knew "it was your turn," Okamoto said.
Fujishima apologized last month in an online video for the "disappointment and worries" fans must be feeling. But she said she was unaware of any wrongdoing. She did not appear at Monday's news conference.