Hankyu Hanshin, guardian firm of all-female musical theater firm Takarazuka Revue, has apologized to the household of an actor who died in September final 12 months.

The 25-year-old girl died after being harassed by theatre officers and older members of the corporate, it was alleged. She was discovered at or close to her condominium in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, a case which the native police are treating as possible dying by suicide.

“The 2 sides have reached a broad settlement on numerous points, together with compensation,” the Kyodo information company reported from a press convention held in Osaka on Thursday. The corporate and household of the deceased met on a number of events to hammer out their association.

“We can’t give any excuse for what we’ve accomplished, contemplating the emotions of the bereaved household,” Yasuo Shimada, the president of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, stated on the occasion.

Kyodo additionally quoted a lawyer, who stated that it was legally vital that Takarazuka has now clearly admitted to a number of incidents of harassment and apologized. Earlier, the theater firm had stated that an investigation by an Osaka legislation agency was unable to verify bullying or harassment, however that it did acknowledge the psychological affect.

Japan’s leisure business has lengthy been recognized for wanting away from or overlaying up incidents of misbehavior. In a inflexible and patriarchal system, these are sometimes primarily based on hierarchy and seniority.

The sector continues to be reeling from the revelations final 12 months at highly effective expertise company Johnny & Associates, the place its late founder Johnny Kitagawa was revealed to have sexually abused a number of hundred younger males. Because of this, the corporate modified its identify has begun a compensation cost course of and noticed the resignation of its CEO.