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

Major Japanese advertisers are fleeing broadcast powerhouse Fuji Television following an alleged sex scandal involving former ...

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

Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai announces retirement after sexual misconduct allegations - ‘I will continue to face my ...

Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan’s top TV hosts and a former pop star in the band SMAP, announced today that he was retiring to ...

One of Japan’s biggest pop stars and best-known TV hosts, Masahiro Nakai, announced his retirement Thursday, Jan. 23, over ...

Masahiro Nakai, a prominent figure in Japan's entertainment industry, has announced his retirement following a scandal that has sent shockwaves through the industry.

(Mainichi/Naoaki Hasegawa) TOKYO -- Masahiro Nakai, a former member of the now-defunct idol group SMAP, on Jan. 9 responded over a widely publicized scandal involving a woman, admitting to the ...

Fuji TV President Koichi Minato acknowledged the company had been aware of the problem six months before the magazine report ...

This alleged sex scandal is another dark chapter for Japan’s entertainment industry, which has not recovered from the Johnny ...