Public attention is high as Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates prepares to hold a news conference on Monday to address how it will respond to sex abuse committed by its late founder.

The agency says its board of directors met last week to discuss key issues, including whether to change its name, which is associated with late founder Johnny Kitagawa.

It also said board members discussed specific ways to compensate the victims of sex abuse, and the future of the agency's entertainers and employees.

Another topic concerned what to do with agency shares owned by former president Fujishima Julie. The niece of Johnny Kitagawa stepped down due to the scandal.

Agency officials are expected to share the details of their discussions on Monday. They may also announce changes to the management system and concrete steps to prevent a recurrence of misconduct.

The agency held its first news conference on the scandal on September 7. It admitted that Johnny Kitagawa abused possibly hundreds of young male entertainers before he died in 2019.

The agency apologized and offered to compensate the victims. The response was deemed insufficient by the business world.

A growing number of companies are now reviewing their contracts with the agency and the use of its entertainers in advertisements.