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Fuji TV Chairman & President Resign Over TV Host Sexual Misconduct Scandal In Japan
Fuji TV's Chairman and President have resigned over the handling of the sexual misconduct scandal involving TV presenter Masahiro Nakai.
Japan's Fuji TV executives resign over sex scandal linked to former boy band star
Masahiro Nakai, a former leader of Japan's once-hugely popular boy band SMAP, reached a costly settlement with a woman over an alleged sex assault.
Masahiro Nakai, a TV host and former pop star in Japan, retires after sexual assault report
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
Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai announces retirement after sexual misconduct allegations
Japanese television presenter Masahiro Nakai, who is currently embroiled in a sexual assault scandal, announced on Thursday that he was retiring from the entertainment industry. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
Masahiro Nakai sex scandal puts Japan’s entertainment industry in crosshairs
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,
Japan’s Fuji TV bosses resign over sexual assault scandal involving TV host and J-pop megastar 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
Japan #MeToo survivor says media are failing in wake of Fuji TV scandal
Japanese media are still failing to report sexual assault cases properly, a key figure in the country's nascent #MeToo movement told AFP in the wake of the scandal surrounding celebrity
Japan’s Masahiro Nakai sex scandal sees Fuji TV bosses resign amid advertiser backlash
The scandal, which included a non-disclosure agreement and allegations of a cover-up, has shaken the Japanese entertainment industry.
Masahiro Nakai to retire after sex misconduct allegations — Japan media
One of Japan's biggest pop stars and best-known TV hosts, Masahiro Nakai, announced his retirement Thursday, Jan. 23, over sexual misconduct allegations, reports said, in the latest scandal
Japanese TV host and former pop star Masahiro Nakai retires after sexual assault report
Former star of J-pop band SMAP Masahiro Nakai resigned after several damning reports and suspicions that broadcasting giant Fuji TV covered up the assault case. The scandal is part of a wave of sexual assault cases hitting the Japanese entertainment industry.
Fuji Media, rocked by sexual misconduct allegations, says executives to resign
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
Masahiro Nakai's Retirement is Not the End, but the Beginning... Fuji TV President Takes Off His Clothes [Look@Japan]
The aftermath of Masahiro Nakai, the leader of Japan's national idol group SMAP, announcing his retirement from the ...
Japanese TV personality Nakai Masahiro announces retirement
Japanese television personality Nakai Masahiro has announced he is retiring from show business. He has been embroiled in a ...
Japanese TV Executives Get 10-Hour Grilling Over Sex Abuse Case
Public mea culpas are a corporate ritual in Japan. For Fuji TV, the resignations and public apologies of two bosses didn’t ...
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Japan’s dirty secret
The recent sexual misconduct scandal involving Masahiro Nakai, a prominent talk show host and former member of Japan’s ...