Japanese television presenter Masahiro Nakai, who is currently embroiled in a sexual assault scandal, announced on Thursday ...

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

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 ...

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

The Japanese network Fuji Television and its parent company say its president and chairperson have resigned over a widening ...

Nakai’s decision came following reports that he engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with a woman that led to a settlement with the victim.

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

Major sponsors such as carmakers Nissan and Toyota and the owner of 7-Eleven announced they were pulling ads from Fuji TV ...

Japanese television personality Nakai Masahiro has announced he is retiring from show business. He has been embroiled in a ...

Masahiro Nakai said he has completed all discussions “regarding my termination, cancellation, removal and contract annulment.” ...

Former star of J-pop band SMAP Masahiro Nakai resigned after several damning reports and suspicions that broadcasting giant ...

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 ...