A 25-year-old member of the Takarazuka Revue died, and his family alleges power harassment.The bereaved family and their attorney met with the company's representative in January. At the time, the opera company made it clear that they had changed their previous opinion and gave a statement that took into account the opinions of the bereaved family to a considerable extent. Details have not been disclosed, and negotiations will continue.
In September of last year, a 25-year-old member of Takarazuka Revue's Cosmos Troupe died, and in November of last year, the company announced that it was possible that the company had been under strong psychological stress due to long hours of activity. While they said the incident could not be denied, they released the contents of an investigation report that found no evidence of bullying or power harassment.
In response, the bereaved family submitted a written opinion to the opera company pointing out the problems in the investigation report, alleging that there had been power harassment by an upperclassman, and demanding an apology and compensation. The company plans to reexamine the facts based on the contents of the written opinion.
Under these circumstances, the lawyer representing the bereaved family announced on the 1st that he had a third meeting with the opera company's representative on January 24th.
According to the report, the mother and younger sister of the troupe member also attended the meeting, where they directly expressed their feelings and opinions to the troupe for approximately 20 minutes.
On the other hand, regarding the statement made by the opera company, the bereaved family stated, ``The content was clearly changed from the previous view and gave considerable consideration to the bereaved family's opinion,'' but did not provide details. yeah.
The bereaved family stated, ``Even at this point, there are still quite a few points in which the views of the opera company and the bereaved family do not agree,'' and they hope to continue negotiations and reach a mutually agreed resolution.
The next interview is expected to be held by the end of February.
Takarazuka Revue comments: "We will proceed with discussions in good faith."
The Takarazuka Revue posted a comment on its website regarding this interview on the 1st. The statement states, ``Although there are no facts that can be disclosed at this time, we will continue to proceed with discussions in good faith.''