Bubbleblabber Your source for the latest in adult animation news Bofurin is able to defeat every member of the Natori-led KEEL and safely rescue Nagato watching as Nirei regains consciousness while Tsugeura carries him the other first-year class 1 students also begin to speak Kaji reveals a mysterious and deep expression toward the KEEL group An intense battle isn’t complete without an exposition-filled aftermath to tie it all together the show is known for its hard-hitting violence its heart hits harder than any punch or kick the characters throw at its viewers as its first act showcases Nagato’s journey to joining a ruthless team like KEEL Nagato hoped to get stronger by joining Natori’s team not knowing the group’s heinous and violent nature his other reason was that he was inspired by Anzai who stood his ground in protecting him from a group of thugs during their childhood Although Nagato felt guilty for bringing Furin into the fight was again quick to forgive his actions over a pleasant after-battle dinner Nagato wasn’t the only person struggling with guilt as Sakura was upset about his stubbornness This moment showcases Sakura’s growth in expressing his mental health and guilt to his new friends “Re:Start” isn’t about starting over as the title suggested It reflects forgiveness and strength originating from the heart and trusted relationships Much like some of the earlier episodes in season one the episode further proves that the show’s character moments are just as strong as a person’s fists I again feel touched by the show’s emotional grasp their celebration might get cut short soon thanks to the mysterious tattooed man who posed as a KEEL member Could we be looking at a foe more formidable than KEEL’s ruthless leader Lazarus Episode 1– 👎 Big City Greens 100th Episode–👍 Common Side Effects Episode 1–👍 Lil Kev Episode 1–👍 StuGo Episode 1–👍 Patrick Star - "There are also other characters that come and go (also owned by the Warner Bros. 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Is that just referring to other characters from the show itself, or is this implying that the new season is going to have cameos from other WBD IPs Bifferno I think it's all delayed until the 23rd now. gobluespartyon- Your Ads Privacy ChoicesIMDb Hawick-based artist and folk musician Miwa Nagato-Apthorp is gearing up to release her debut EP Noren on 2 May via Alchemy Film & Arts Named after a type of Japanese fabric divider Noren looks to Nagato-Apthorp’s dual Japanese and Scottish heritage for inspiration Working alongside fellow musicians Inge Thomson Noren is rich in storytelling and a truly captivating listen from start to end The resultant product of an Alchemy Film & Arts musician-in-residence scheme it’s fitting that Noren will be celebrated with a launch show at their annual Alchemy Film & Moving Image festival in Hawick this weekend We catch up with Nagato-Apthorp to find out more Hawthorn Song by Miwa Nagato-Apthorp can you tell us a little bit about yourself and what inspired you to get into music?When my family moved to the Borders I attended a rural primary school where I first encountered Scots language in song during workshops led by Susie Kelly and Elsa Lamaitre The Twa Corbies stayed with me; it has a haunting melody and very morbid lyrics it seemed to me that it sprung straight from the land itself My parents are music lovers and were very encouraging of my love of singing I had music lessons locally and spent a lot of my teenage years singing with friends In 2022 I applied for a residency with Alchemy Film & Arts as part of a project centred around local histories and ecologies It was an extremely supportive environment where my songwriting was nurtured and there was a natural progression from writing one song You’re about to release your debut EP which beautifully brings together your Scottish and Japanese heritage that you’ve found between Scottish and Japanese folk traditions?Something I love about folk music is that if you delve far enough back into many traditions you’ll find that people are making the same sounds and talking about the same things the rich world of Japanese folk music is something which I’ve only recently begun researching The instruments and tonalities are completely different and I’ve only skimmed the surface I have been dipping my toe in by learning songs in Japanese which has been a beautiful way to connect with my heritage What was it like exploring these different traditions to create your EP?During the process of putting Noren together it became clear that the Japan/Scotland connection was coming to the forefront – because of my explorations of both Japanese and Scottish histories it’s very healing to bring these worlds together I’d love to know more about the stories behind the songs on the record – what can you tell us about each of the tracks, and why did you want to explore these histories in song?The Bonded One is a ballad which tells the story of the Bondagers – women agricultural workers who lived and worked in the Scottish Borders Despite growing up in the Borders I had never heard their story and decided to write a song imagining their perspectives on their lives and work Abigail was born out of a co-writing session with my pal Matthew Hickman of brownbear Matt came up with a beautiful guitar part from which a melody naturally developed I revisited it a while later and the whole song came out It's a song about grief but there’s sweetness and joy in it too I learned that the town of Hawick got its name from the Hawthorn Tree Hawthorn Song came about because I was interested to experiment with oral tradition and how songs adapt as they travel We conducted a fast-forwarded oral tradition exercise where the song was learned and taught on by various local singers and musicians before being passed back to me It came back sounding very different and with a new verse On a visit to Japan in 2022 I spent some time on Hiroshima Island with family friends They took us to see the grave of a British sailor who died in 1868 aboard a British naval vessel anchored in the Inland Sea His body was brought onto the Island and interred before the rest of the crew continued their journey The people of Hiroshima Island have been tending his grave ever since I was moved by the story and knew that it needed to be a song but it wasn’t until 2024 that I felt able to write it We were experiencing a horrific period of fascist rioting UK-wide It was a terrifying time for People of Colour It felt like the time to tell a story about a community who have honoured and tended to the memory of a “foreigner” for almost 200 years The Ballad of Frank Toovey Lake was co-written with my mum who contemplated the story and wrote a poem in Japanese which forms the refrain of the song – I feel that there’s a potent energy to what she wrote and I loved collaborating with her I did a wonderful School of Song course taught by Adrianne Lenker; we had songwriting homework and one week I sat down to write and Silver Fish just poured out Its meaning is still slightly mysterious to me but I think it’s in part about inspiration and being open to the importance of things Image: Miwa Nagato-Apthorp by Sanne Gault for Alchemy Film & Arts And can you tell us more about Japanese folk song of resistance Takeda no Komoriuta and why you choose to include your own rendition as part of the EP?Takeda no Komoriuta stunned me the first time I heard it It’s the lament of a girl who is taken from her home to be the childminder for a wealthy family over the mountain She talks about missing traditional festivals and her family After performing it at Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival 2023 it became an important part of my live sets and was a natural choice for the final track of the EP Non-Japanese speakers often approach me after gigs and ask if the song is about homesickness The meaning of the song seems to reach people even if they don’t understand the lyrics I think of the Palestinian people and their struggle for liberation under occupation and genocide It’s a song about the heartbreak of being removed from your home On the record you work alongside a select group of talented musicians bringing a lived-in warmth to the record – what was the writing and recording process like with these other artists and how do you feel they enriched the project?Working with Inge Thomson (producer) was a beautiful experience She understood the songs completely and helped them to find their best expression through sensitive and interesting arrangements mixing) had a very generous way of sharing their expertise The music of Aiko Shimada (vocals) was a formative part of my exploration into Japanese folk music; I was humbled when she agreed to bring her voice to Noren The whole EP project was expertly produced by Zuzana Fryntová and the rest of the team at Alchemy Film & Arts When I listen to Noren I hear the joy of all of those collaborations You’re launching your EP with a special performance as part of Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival on 2 May – what can people expect on the night?I’m so excited to launch the record at Alchemy and Seán Dowd joining me to perform some tracks from the record ahead of the annual Alchemy Ceilidh The whole festival has an energy of solidarity community and care and I feel very privileged to be a part of it what does the rest of the year look like for you?A couple of gigs that I’m particularly looking forward to are Edinburgh Tradfest on 11 May with the wonderful Parsisonic and Dlù Noren is released on 2 May via Alchemy Film & ArtsMiwa Nagato-Apthorp plays Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival 11 May as part of Edinburgh Tradfest; Under Canvas Follow Miwa Nagato-Apthorp on Istagram @miwanagato CELEBRATING THE BEST OF TV, MOVIES, AND COMICS Popverse's resident anime expert Trent Cannon runs down the latest and dare we say "greatest," in anime and manga in Popverse Jump Some recent columns have included...  Among all the enemies that Naruto faces in his journey to becoming Hokage few are as powerful and intimidating as Pain The fellow student of Jiraiya serves as a dark reflection of what Naruto could have become if he had grown up in a time of war rather than a time of peace But the faces we most often see aren’t the real Pain – they’re puppets being used by someone else Who is Pain and what makes him one of the deadliest opponents Naruto ever faced? Spoilers for both the Naruto manga and anime lie ahead as we delve deeper into this fascinating but sometimes confusing character who was a war orphan taken in by Jiraiya before the Naruto manga began Nagato was brought into Madara Uchiha’s plans at a young age when the legendary ninja implanted his two Rinnegan eyes into Nagato giving him access to the most powerful and sought-after ocular jutsu in the Naruto setting After his parents were inadvertently killed by Konoha ninja during the Second Shinobi World War Nagato used the Rinnegan to exact revenge on their killers Nagato eventually fell in with other war orphans who offered to teach them ninjutsu after he noticed Nagato’s eyes believing the young man was the reincarnation of the Sage of Six Paths who would usher in a world of peace the orphans would form the original Akatsuki organization which was intended to be an advocate for peace Each of the Six Paths of Pain was created by embedding a black receiver into the body, allowing Nagato to use his chakra to control them. Because of Nagato’s incredible control of the technique, he can control these figures from a great distance. There is also a seventh path, called the Outer Path, that allows the user to control both life and death. This is the path that Nagato originally used to create his puppets. As formidable as the Six Paths of Pain are, they are just the start of Nagato’s incredible power. From his Uzumaki bloodline he has inherited an incredible amount of chakra; enough to perform multiple, powerful techniques in a single day. He also was trained by Jiraiya himself, meaning that he has learned many of the famous ninja’s abilities. Before his legs were damaged, Nagato was a formidable fighter who had mastered most physical combat techniques. However, it is his Rinnegan eyes that make Nagato and Pain so dangerous. With them, he can see the flow of a person’s chakra clearly and can master almost any technique after seeing it only once. Though he was not the original owner of the eyes, he made more effective use of them than anyone save for Madara Uchiha. It is considered the most powerful and rare of the ocular jutsu in Naruto. Using the Six Paths of Pain as well as his other abilities, Nagato was able to not only fight legendary ninja like Jiraiya and Kakashi but was able to destroy the entire village of Konoha single-handedly. Beyond the threat he poses to the characters, he also serves as a dark reflection of Naruto himself. Both were orphans who aspired to greatness, sharing a teacher in Jiraiya. However, where Naruto grew up isolated but in a peaceful village, Nagato faced the horrors of war and had his family taken from him as a result, making him a grim reminder of how it isn’t just those who fight in battle who suffer the effects of war. Each week, Popverse's resident anime expert Trent Cannon runs down the latest and, dare we say "greatest," in anime and manga in Popverse Jump. 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The Ultimate Shooting Display by Amuro in "Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack" That Defies Belief Original Menu Items Reflecting the World of Gege Akutami's 'Jujutsu Kaisen' Exhibition Collaboration Cafe Including Satoru Gojo's Slightly Wild Pancakes and the pieces of wood from which they are composed give the impression of having been laid out to show the spinal column are incomplete bodies that stop at the chest and that appear to open towards the sky Torso, a series by artist Nagato Iwasaki begun in 1995 and perhaps even their relationship to nature and the elements in the great outdoors in Japan: in the forest he also makes occasional incursions into the city in industrial wasteland or the more institutionalised setting of museums where he regularly exhibits his pieces from Torso Essentially, all that is known about Nagato Iwasaki and his work is as follows. The man draws, paints, and tries his hand at digital art. His first exhibition was held in 1983 and he has since exhibited work in Japan, particularly in Tokyo, and also in Germany. During the 1996 Florence Biennale, he collaborated with couturier Yohji Yamamoto His work has been recognised on two occasions: in 1994 Nagato Iwasaki received the Yamanashi Prefectural Museum Awards Grand Prize and the Special July Prize Kirin Plaza Osaka There is no indication as to his date of birth, education at school or university, and no details of his work appear on his website, not even a photo. His Facebook page offers a few further clues: he works in a studio where the pieces wait to adopt the shape of an arm or a leg We see him in a photograph that dates back to 2012 wearing a hat and with a large bag on his shoulder gathering a multitude of pieces of wood on the beach A black-and-white photograph from 2015 reveals his face and shoulder-length hair in the process of making one of his statues Torso (1983-2019), a series of sculptures by Nagato Iwasaki, can be viewed on his website The Growing Popularity of Japanese Contemporary Artists in France Traditional tattoos were strong signifiers; murderers had head tattoos The series 'Hysteric Ten' by photographer Sawatari Hajime revisits one of the most sulphurous relationships in Japanese art Nagisa Oshima made Sada Abe the heroine of his film defying the codes of 'pinku eiga' that make men the focus of attention This rice soup seasoned with miso is served by a monk to Ashitaka one of the heroes in Hayao Miyazaki's film we interviewed its founder and chief representative Your browser does not support JavaScript, or it is disabled．Please check the site policy for more information National Report One year and a month after talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc acknowledged the sexual abuse allegations against its founder survivors are demanding further action and assistance be given former members of the agency spoke out against the lack of sufficient support for victims calling for a more thorough investigation and comprehensive measures to prevent a recurrence “I feel that the issue of sexual abuse by Johnny Kitagawa is gradually fading from public memory,” said Yasunobu Shiga a former member of the 1990s boy band Ninja “I continue to speak out because I don't want children to experience the same pain and suffering that I did.” is one of around 1,000 people who have claimed to have been sexually abused by Kitagawa one of the most powerful showbiz moguls in Japan died in 2019 at age 87 without facing criminal charges for his actions Shiga criticized Smile-Up for not holding a news conference on the issue for a year saying the company should not assume that the matter is resolved simply because it paid compensation to survivors He also shared that he has been merely surviving and enduring hardships over the past year having faced online harassment and bullying since going public with his claim echoed Shiga’s concern about the scandal being forgotten ‘We’ve had enough of this,’ or ‘Are they still complaining?’ but I keep on protesting because I want the Japanese people to be able to say what is wrong is wrong,” Nagato said criticized authorities for their inaction regarding separate sexual abuse allegations involving the agency’s employees is the co-founder of “1 is 2 many,” a group dedicated to combating sexual violence against children He emphasized that Smile-Up should acknowledge its social responsibilities and work to regain public trust by using its influence to raise awareness about sexual abuse Other victims sent messages to be read at the news conference including the wife of a former Johnny’s member who took his own life a year ago after becoming the target of cruel online abuse “The agency seems to pretend to care about the victims while being busy protecting itself from the scandal,” said the woman “They’ve never contacted me for a discussion or an apology—nothing.” She stated that her husband found the courage to come forward after years of suffering from the trauma of sexual abuse stigma and other forms of secondary victimization As the first anniversary of her husband’s death approaches the woman said she and her child are struggling to survive day by day (This article was written by Amane Shimazaki and Maki Okubo Slander attacks continue against Johnny’s sexual abuse victims Johnny’s abuse victims call for transparency in compensation COMMENTARY/ Despite ‘fresh start,’ Johnny’s reluctant to part with old ways Agency still not providing full explanation to sex abuse victims Information on the latest cherry blossom conditions Please right click to use your browser’s translation function.) A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II In-house News and Messages No reproduction or republication without written permission On March 15, 2025, we will open a new complex facility "Nagato Yumoto," equipped with guest rooms, sauna, restaurant, and activity center, in Nagato Yumoto, a historic hot spring resort in Yamaguchi Prefecture.SOIL Nagatoyumotowill open for business This facility is a place for overnight experiences based on the theme of "3 nurturing" - "nature education," "food education," and "hot spring education It offers learning and experiences unique to Nagato Yumoto that take advantage of the rich nature The base for nature education is the Activity Center on the first floor Activities to learn the wisdom of living in harmony with nature through interaction with local people will be offered and forest tours will be offered to allow visitors to experience the culture and nature of Nagato Yumoto original cocktails utilizing hot spring water will be available allowing guests to experience the bounty of Nagato Yumoto through the food experience including a harvesting event where guests can interact with the chef And the symbol of Nagato Yumoto, the drop-in hot spring ".monthly pass for a public bathThe "Onyu" plays a role in hot spring education The attraction of Onyu is that you can enjoy fresh hot spring water The spring water that gushes out from directly under the bathtub is 39°C so you can bathe in 100% spring water without any addition of water In order for guests to enjoy Onyu to the fullest those who stay at the hotel can enter Onyu for free there is a river view sauna that can be enjoyed before or after bathing in the hot spring How about a spring break excursion to the charms of Nagato Yumoto with SOIL Nagatoyumoto as your base? For reservations, please contactOfficial SiteApplications are now being accepted from Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Van Duoc yesterday received H.E Honourable Consul of Vietnam in Aichi Prefecture's Nagoya City Japan during his visit and working trip to the city According to Honorary Consul Natsume Nagato 70,000 Vietnamese are studying and working in Aichi Prefecture The locality serves as a bridge to strengthen relations with Ho Chi Minh City in particular and Vietnam in general Natsume Nagato expressed his gratitude to Ho Chi Minh City’s leadership for supporting the establishment of a Japanese-standard maternity dental clinic at Tu Du Hospital This achievement resulted from the close and effective cooperation between Ho Chi Minh City and Nagoya Nagoya will continue to strengthen its relationship with Ho Chi Minh City through two projects comprising the recovery of precious metals from waste in public hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City and a project to prevent medical incidents through Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding of the Japanese Government Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Van Duoc highly appreciated Honorary Consul Natsume Nagato’s efforts in enhancing relations between Japanese localities and Ho Chi Minh City as well as the broader Vietnam-Japan relationship The recent cooperation activities between the two sides in charity and environmental protection have been impressive including free surgeries for children with cleft lips and cleft palates Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Van Duoc agreed to support the new projects initiated by Honorary Consul Natsume Nagato and urged relevant agencies in HCMC to coordinate their implementation The city's leadership is ready to facilitate and accelerate the completion of the projects Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Van Duoc also met with Mr General Director of Samsung CE Complex Ho Chi Minh City (SEHC) Kwon Choon Ki introduced the investment and development progress of Samsung Vietnam to Ho Chi Minh City’s leaders Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Chairman Nguyen Van Duoc praised Samsung Vietnam's operations particularly its factory in the Saigon Hi-Tech Park which has continuously expanded production and exports contributing significantly to the city’s development The Ho Chi Minh City Chairman affirmed that the city would soon take action to resolve Samsung's challenges in Ho Chi Minh City Chairman Nguyen Van Duoc encouraged Samsung Vietnam to expedite the establishment of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) center in Ho Chi Minh City and to facilitate technology transfer to the city Ministry of Information and Communications The Japanese flag which flew on the flagship Nagato during the attack on Pearl Harbor was sold at an auction for £32,000 The Nagato was the flagship for the attack and the ship which received the signal Torra,” which indicated that the attack had been a complete surprise to the Americans Over 2,400 Americans were killed during the attack which led to the US joining the Allies in World War II the Allies captured the 8 foot by 13 foot flag It was brought back to the US and given to Richard Brundo Brundo retained the flag until he died in 2016 The flag was sold by a relative through Heritage Auctions It was expected to sell for £10,000 but a bidding war raised the price to $40,000 The flag was Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto’s rank flag Yamamoto was the commander-in-chief of the Japanese navy It was on the Nagato that Yamamoto gave the famous command “Niitaka yama nobore (Climb Mount Niitaka).” The coded command signaled the beginning of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7 That attack began just before 8am with hundreds of Japanese fighter planes suddenly attacked the base More than 300 airplanes were also damaged or destroyed Over 2,400 Americans in total were killed in the attack Roosevelt formerly asked Congress to declare war on Japan Though the actual attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise to the Americans the two countries had been heading towards conflict for decades The Japanese believed that the only way they could fix the problems with their economy and other issues they were facing was to grow their country by taking over Chinese territories and China’s import market They declared war on China which led to atrocities like the Nanking Massacre This attitude of Japan towards China was not embraced by the American government who responded with economic sanctions and trade embargoes The US hoped that limiting Japan’s access to money and goods would convince it to stop its aggression against its neighbors Months of negotiations failed to bring the two sides any closer to an agreement Though surprised that they attacked Pearl Harbor the American intelligence community was expecting an attack from Japan They just expected it to occur in the South Pacific – the Dutch East Indies Since the Americans did not expect an attack so close to home they had few defenses in place while nearly the entire Pacific Fleet was moored around Ford Island in Pearl Harbor with hundreds of airplanes sitting on the nearby airfields This made Pearl Harbor an easy target the Japanese could not resist Mystery of LCT That Vanished 77 Years ago With 14 Crew on Board Solved shipyards and submarine docks all escaped the attack relatively unscathed the US was able to recover quickly from the attack Ian Harvey is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE Kelp restoration and sea urchin aquaculture venture Urchinomics has opened a sea urchin ranching site in Nagato in partnership with seafood processor Maruyama Suisan The 35-ton commercial sea urchin ranch will be selling product as soon as January 2023 The now-operational site includes 200 raceways using a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) CEO of Maruyama Suisan at the Seafood Show in Osaka in 2020 and entered a collaborative agreement which resulted in ranching sea urchin trials with a flow-through system in 2021 “We are incredibly excited by the speed and quality of products soon to be brought to market This launch further proves the viability of our business model,” said Takeda “Although both Urchinomics and Maruyama Suisan invested in the venture it was supported by visionary partners including Norinchukin and Hagi Yamaguchi Shinkin Bank who provided bank financing to the Nagato operations.” A launch ceremony was held on Wednesday in Nagato with guests including existing and potential investors the National Federation of Fisheries Co-operative Associations as well as local fishers and restaurant owners Can ranching ‘zombie urchins’ boost uni, save kelp forests? Urchinomics and its Japanese subsidiary Uninomics K.K aim to turn ecologically destructive sea urchins into high-value seafood products which in turn supports greater marine biomass biodiversity and the capacity to sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide while creating employment opportunities in rural Follow the Advocate on Twitter @GSA_Advocate … please consider supporting GSA’s mission to advance responsible seafood practices through education The Advocate aims to document the evolution of responsible seafood practices and share the expansive knowledge of our vast network of contributors By becoming a Global Seafood Alliance member you’re ensuring that all of the pre-competitive work we do through member benefits Individual membership costs just $50 a year An Indigenous business operating in Atlantic Canada is testing a sea urchin vacuum developed by C Robotics to improve harvesting efficiency.  To both restore waterways and meet a growing demand for the so-called “foie gras” of the sea researchers are stepping up efforts to restore green sea urchins.  An evaluation of the effects of fresh seaweed diets and manufactured feeds on growth and gonad quality of adult The warning about microplastics pollution is finding its way to aquaculture as a new study finds contaminated samples of fishmeal The Responsible Seafood Advocate supports the Global Seafood Alliance’s (GSA) mission to advance responsible seafood practices through education Former Johnny & Associates member Koji Nagato clearly remembers Johnny Kitagawa's stern voice over the phone after he rejected his sexual advance in a hotel room “You were rude,” the entertainment agency founder said said many of those who had been sexually abused by the late founder dared not speak out due to their fear of losing the chance to debut in retaliation The call came after Nagato escaped from abuse by Kitagawa in the autumn of 2000 when the junior was in his fourth year at the talent agency Nagato was staying in a hotel and preparing to perform in a TV show the next morning Kitagawa offered to give Nagato a massage and told him to lie down on the bed Nagato had maintained his distance from Kitagawa since he was sexually abused by him shortly after joining the agency Nagato thought he would get a job if he accepted the abuse but he questioned whether he could continue to endure it he told himself that this would be the last time he would put up with it Nagato pushed Kitagawa away and ran out of the room while wearing pajamas He walked for three to four hours in his slippers to home The angry phone call came just after the incident Nagato continued attending lessons for about a month But gigs or assignments never came his way again He thought the agency treated him coldly and unfairly because he rejected Kitagawa Nagato ended up leaving Johnny & Associates “I thought the agency treated me unfairly but other Johnny’s Jr members around me were enduring it,” Nagato said “I blamed myself for not being able to accept the abuse.” A third-party investigative panel concluded in late August that “at least hundreds of juniors were abused” by Kitagawa who died in 2019 at age 87 without being held accountable for his actions Not many of those former juniors have told their stories amid the lingering scandal Those who have gone public said they felt uncomfortable and repelled by Kitagawa's abuse while many expressed gratitude toward the agency founder who came forward and allowed his real name to be used my life changed,” he said at a news conference held at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan in April who claimed he was sexually abused at age 13 Why do victims express “gratitude” to their abuser deputy head at the Hyogo Institute for Traumatic Stress and a psychiatrist “It is not uncommon for people who were sexually abused to have positive feelings toward their abusers.” This can occur even in cases of abuse by parents “Kitagawa wanted to promote juniors and the boys wanted to become successful Their motivations all were aligned,” Kameoka said “In the context of a community with a shared destiny actions by someone with overwhelming power are often seen as necessary and justified for success,” she said Kitagawa was the domineering authority figure who made all decisions from recruiting to debuting and producing a professor at Hyogo University of Teacher Education who specializes in clinical services for child abuse response “‘Gratitude’ may be one of their defensive reactions to maintain their self-esteem and distance themselves from the fact that they were sexually abused.” Males are inherently less likely to admit being sexually abused and report it The fear of retaliation and feelings of gratitude toward the powerful figure made it even more difficult for Johnny's Jr you don’t want to tell other people about it I think my feelings (for Kitagawa) are similar to this,” he said “I was sexually abused by the person who raised me But that does not mean all the gratitude I’ve had disappears,” he said “If I held a grudge about everything (Kitagawa did) I want to separate the two things for my own sake.” The third-party panel said that these relationships were the result of being entangled in a clever “trap” set by Kitagawa within the power structure to take advantage of his position of authority a sexual abuser’s actions should not be tolerated and cannot be forgiven,” Kameoka said sexual abuse scandal mark Kitagawa’s lasting legacy Advertisers cutting ties with Johnny’s over sexual abuse EDITORIAL: Johnny’s faces uphill battle as it confronts painful sex abuse history Ex-Johnny’s members mull next step amid corporate fallout Head of top talent agency quits after admitting abuse Ex-Johnny’s members to seek criminal charges over sex abuse Ex-Johnny’s members seek state probe into abuse scandal relief in sight for victims of sexual abuser Kitagawa No reproduction or republication without written permission.