Japan entertainment tycoon Kitagawa dies

Updated July 10 2019 - 4:53pm, first published 4:48pm
A roadside screen in Tokyo reports on the death of entertainment tycoon Johnny Kitagawa.
A roadside screen in Tokyo reports on the death of entertainment tycoon Johnny Kitagawa.

Johnny Kitagawa, who produced famous boy bands including Arashi and SMAP and was a kingpin of Japan's entertainment industry for more than half a century, has died aged 87.

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