Top brass at Japanese network giant Fuji Television and its parent company have stepped down following explosive allegations ...

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

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

A Japanese tabloid reported that it involved a sexual act against the victim's will. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The 52-year-old former SMAP member said his contracts had been wound up, and that negotiations with sponsors were in progress ...

Nakai soared to stardom in the 1990s as the leader of Japanese boy band SMAP, one of Asia's most successful acts. The group released more than 50 singles - many of which became chart toppers - and ...

Masahiro Nakai, a former member of the SMAP boy band who is now a popular TV host at the network, has been linked by local media reports to allegations of sexual assault at a party which it is ...

The scandal centers on Masahiro Nakai, a former member of the super popular male band SMAP and now a popular host at Fuji and other Japanese networks. Nakai has been linked by local media to an ...

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.

whose now-defunct agency Johnny & Associates once managed Nakai’s mega-popular boy band SMAP. Nakai announced his retirement from show business last week, citing responsibility for the ...

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.