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 at a 2023 dinner party that ...

Car manufacturers Nissan and Toyota were among the companies that pulled advertising from Fuji TV, BBC News reported. This photo taken in 2013 shows Masahiro Nakai, a former member of the J-Pop ...

Both Fuji TV and Nakai have denied the allegation, but if the national commercial TV network’s employees were involved in any way, it would raise even more serious issues.

The Chairman and President of Japan’s Fuji TV have resigned over the handling of the sexual misconduct scandal involving TV presenter Masahiro Nakai.. In a press conference held today, Fuji TV ...

Masahiro Nakai is a former member of the band SMAP and has been linked by weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun to an alleged sexual ...

Toru Ota, a former chief of programming at Fuji Television Network Inc., said he continued hiring Masahiro Nakai despite learning early on about “trouble” between the celebrity and a woman at ...

Top brass at Japanese network giant Fuji Television and its parent company have stepped down following explosive allegations involving former SMAP frontman Masahiro Nakai and claims of a corporate ...

“This trouble is entirely because of my shortcomings,” Nakai said in the statement. Fuji Television headquarter building is seen Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in Tokyo. Credit: AP/Eugene Hoshiko ...

The report centers on Masahiro Nakai, a former leader of Japan’s once-popular boy band SMAP, and how Fuji Television handled the 2023 case in which Nakai allegedly sexually assaulted a Fuji ...

Japan’s Fuji TV is grappling with a major crisis over its handling of a sexual assault scandal surrounding star presenter Masahiro Nakai, with at least 50 companies pulling their advertisements ...

Former SMAP star Nakai Masahiro’s alleged involvement in sexual misconduct has rocked the entertainment world and Fuji TV in particular. Company executives have stepped down, but Hieda Hisashi ...

Masahiro Nakai, TV host and ex-SMAP member allegedly engaged in sexual misconduct and Fuji TV is now facing criticism over its handling of the issue.