The allegations concern a 2023 encounter with a woman that involved a closed-door setting and a “sexual act against her will”. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Advertisers React & Corporate Fallout 3:59 Fuji TV's Response 5:22 Masahiro Nakai's Retirement 6:34 Problems in Japan's Entertainment Industry 7:59 Outro Masahiro Nakai, a former member of the ...

Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan’s top TV hosts and a former pop star, says he is retiring to take responsibility over sexual ...

His retirement stunned Japan, with three other former SMAP members telling local media they were "speechless".

This undated file photo released by Jiji Press on Jan 20 shows Masahiro Nakai, a former member of the J-Pop boy band sensation SMAP and a celebrity ... “I will continue to face up to all ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, who was a member of the former pop group SMAP, said Thursday he ... 2023 with employees of Fuji TV ended up with only Nakai and a woman present ...

TOKYO: Hugely popular Japanese boy band SMAP will break up at the end of the year, their management said Sunday, saddening their army of fans across Asia and marking the end of an era. The five ...

The scandal centers on Masahiro Nakai, a former leader of Japan's once-hugely popular boy band SMAP, and his costly settlement ... but denied covering up the case because it involved a big star.

Japanese broadcaster Fuji Television says it will set up a panel to investigate a ... once a member of the disbanded pop idol group SMAP, had an unspecified problem with a woman in 2023 and ...

The chairman and president of Japan’s Fuji Television resigned today, weeks after a celebrity presenter and former pop star ...

a TV personality and a former member of the defunct pop group SMAP. The letter accused Fuji Media of a "cover up of the truth" in a press conference Fuji Television Network (Fuji TV) gave on Jan. 17.