1 of 1
Story summary
- Smile-Up appointed lawyer Masayuki Yamada as its new president as Noriyuki Higashiyama steps down.
- Yamada will assume the presidency on Thursday after Higashiyama’s term ends on Wednesday.
- Julie Keiko Fujishima, Kitagawa’s niece, remains a representative director while the agency continues victim compensation.
- The agency has received 1,047 damage claims as of Monday.
- Higashiyama says the leadership change provides needed legal expertise for compensation proceedings.