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

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

Major TV networks are scrambling to deal with programs emceed by former SMAP member Masahiro Nakai ... Nakai that his scenes would be cut from the show. The network officials said Nakai asked ...

The scandal centers on Masahiro Nakai, a former leader of Japan's once-hugely popular boy band SMAP, and his costly settlement with ... Nakai last Thursday announced his retirement from show business ...

Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai announces retirement after sexual misconduct allegations - ‘I will continue to face my problems and will respond in good faith,’ says former boy band member ...

Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, one of the country's most recognisable faces on television, has announced that he is ...

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.

The spiralling controversy involves Masahiro Nakai, the 52-year-old media personality who was the leader of defunct male idol group Smap, and mainstream broadcaster Fuji Television. It also highlights ...

Fuji TV has been accused of cover-ups, mismanagement, and botched crisis response following allegations of sexual misconduct involving a celebrity TV personality.

Nakai, 52, was a member of the hugely popular male idol group SMAP before it disbanded in 2016. Since late last year, multiple publications have reported on his alleged sexual misconduct toward a ...

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

The group released over 50 singles - many of which became chart toppers - and launched a weekly variety show on prime-time television. After SMAP disbanded in 2016, Nakai went on to become a ...