Masahiro Nakai, a former leader of Japan's once-hugely popular boy band SMAP, reached a costly settlement with a woman over an alleged sex assault.

Top brass at Japanese network giant Fuji Television and its parent company have stepped down following allegations involving ...

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

A Japanese tabloid reported that it involved a sexual act against the victim's will. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The 52-year-old former SMAP member said his contracts had been wound up, and that negotiations with sponsors were in progress ...

The Japanese network Fuji Television and its parent company say its president and chairperson have resigned over a widening ...

The scandal centres on Masahiro Nakai, a former leader of Japan’s once-hugely popular boy band SMAP, and his costly settlement with a woman over the alleged sex assault at a 2023 dinner party ...

Japan's Fuji Media said on Monday its chairman and the head of its TV unit would step down immediately amidst a probe into ...

One of Japan's biggest pop stars and best-known TV hosts, Masahiro Nakai, announced his retirement Thursday over sexual misconduct allegations, reports said, in the latest scandal to rock Japan's ...

whose now-defunct agency Johnny & Associates once managed Nakai’s mega-popular boy band SMAP. Nakai announced his retirement from show business last week, citing responsibility for the ...