National Jul 13, 2019
Hiroshi Osaki, chairman of major Japanese talent agency Yoshimoto Kogyo Holdings Co., stresses the importance of efforts to eliminate connections between its comedians and purported organized crime groups.
TV Jun 6, 2019
Japan's king of comedy, Yoshimoto Kogyo's Hiroshi Osaki, expands his realm
by Matthew Hernon
It has been 10 years since Hiroshi Osaki took the reins at Yoshimoto Kogyo, and in that time Japan's oldest and arguably most influential entertainment agency has veered down several different paths. While comedy remains at the forefront of the company's activities, as it ...
General Nov 27, 2011
Comedy's a funny business in Japan
by Edan Corkill
Downtown, Ninety-Nine, Cream Stew, Neptune, Bananaman, Penalty, Black Mayonnaise, Tutorial, License, King Kong, Peace, Punk Boo Boo, Slim Club, Oriental Radio . . . What on Earth is all this about? Well, if you are familiar with the daily deluge of delights offered up on Japanese ...