Jan 23, 2025 · TOKYO (AP) — Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan’s top TV hosts and a former pop star, said Thursday he was retiring to take responsibility over sexual assault allegations that …

Masahiro Nakai (中居 正広, Nakai Masahiro, born August 18, 1972) is a Japanese former television personality, actor, radio personality, and singer. He debuted as the leader of the boy …

Jan 23, 2025 · Nakai, 52, was the leader of the now-disbanded Smap – part of Johnny & Associates’s lucrative stable – that swept the charts in Japan and across Asia during the boy …

6 days ago · The scandal centers 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 …

Jan 23, 2025 · TV personality Masahiro Nakai announced on Thursday that he would retire from the entertainment industry amid allegations of sexual misconduct. In a statement released on …

Jan 27, 2025 · Nakai, a former member of boy band SMAP and a household name who fronted several Fuji TV shows, has denied using violence against the woman. He has also said that he …

Jan 23, 2025 · Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, who was a member of the former pop group SMAP, said Thursday he has retired from show business following alleged sexual misconduct …

Jan 23, 2025 · 日本の有名男性アイドルグループ「smap」の元メンバーで、複数のテレビ番組の司会を務めていた中居正広氏（52）が23日、同日をもって芸能活動 ...

Jan 10, 2025 · Japanese commercial broadcasters are taking measures in response to television personality Nakai Masahiro's acknowledgement that he was involved in "trouble" with a …

Jan 8, 2025 · The reports, which emerged in December 2024, said Masahiro Nakai, a 52-year-old former member of the hugely popular group Smap, had paid a woman a lump sum of 90 …