The scandal centers on Masahiro Nakai, a former leader of Japan’s once-hugely popular boy band SMAP, and his costly ...

South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol indicted for insurrection; The president and a senior executive of Fuji Media, a Japanese company, resign over a sex abuse scandal; Chinese police, wi ...

Pressure grew Monday on Fuji Television over an alleged sexual assault by a celebrity presenter, with the Japanese ...

Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, who was a member of the former pop group SMAP, says he has retired from show business ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, who was a member of the former pop group SMAP, said Thursday he has retired ...

open image in gallery Then-Chinese prime minister Wen Jiabao (left) shakes hands with Japanese pop group SMAP members in May 2011 (AFP via Getty Images) On 17 January, Fuji TV held a press ...

Local governments in China raise minimum wage to boost consumer spending Chinese provinces adopt wage hikes to strengthen domestic demand and economic stability ...

Central Kobe is seen on Friday, the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake. The Yomiuri Shimbun Candles are arranged to form the date “1.17” and the word “yorisou,” which means “We are here ...

According to the report, Nakai, a former member of boy band SMAP, was supposed to have dinner with a Fuji TV executive and a woman. But the executive backed out at the last minute, leaving Nakai ...

One of the largest shareholders of Fuji Media Holdings is demanding that the network establish a third-party committee to examine the “uproar” created by Masahiro Nakai, the former leader of disbanded ...