The spiralling controversy involves Masahiro Nakai, the 52-year-old media personality who was the leader of defunct male idol ...

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

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

The aftermath of Masahiro Nakai, the leader of Japan's national idol group SMAP, announcing his retirement from the ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A sex scandal involving famous Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai and Fuji Television Network Inc. has exposed systemic governance and abuse issues among Japanese broadcasters ...

In December, Japanese magazines accused Masahiro Nakai, a TV host and leader of the former boy band SMAP, of sexual misconduct. Nakai has worked for Fuji TV and other broadcasters for many years.

A leading tabloid magazine reported last month that Nakai had performed a sexual act without a woman's consent in 2023. A former member of boy band sensation SMAP, Nakai allegedly paid the unnamed ...

Masahiro Nakai is seen in this Feb. 21, 2020, file photo taken in Tokyo. (Mainichi/Naoaki Hasegawa) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese weekly magazine said Tuesday it has corrected its December story ...

A leading tabloid magazine reported last month that Nakai had performed a sexual act without a woman's consent in 2023. A former member of boy band sensation SMAP, Nakai allegedly paid the unnamed ...