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

The aftermath of Masahiro Nakai, the leader of Japan's national idol group SMAP, announcing his retirement from the entertainment industry due to a sexual bribery controversy is causing a huge backlash.

Japanese TV network Fuji faces mass advertiser exodus after allegations of covering up sexual assault claims against host Masahiro Nakai of SMAP fame.

Koichi Minato has been the target of criticism following the revelation that he became aware of the incident involving Nakai right after it occurred in June 2023.

Observers say the former boy band member's fall from grace echoes music mogul Johnny Kitagawa's decades of sexual abuse Japan's Fuji Television Network has hired external lawyers to investigate a snowballing sex scandal surrounding pop star-turned-TV celebrity Masahiro Nakai,

The chairman and president of Japan’s Fuji Television resigned today, weeks after a celebrity presenter and former pop star was accused of

The president and chairperson of Japanese network Fuji Television have resigned over a widening sex assault scandal linked to one of Japan's top TV celebrities. The allegations surfaced in magazine articles in December and have since triggered claims of systematic cover-ups by Fuji TV executives.

The impact of Fuji Television Network Inc.'s loss of advertisers over a scandal between a woman and former TV personality Masahiro Nakai has ･･･