Masahiro Nakai has announced his retirement after a sexual assault allegation that has rocked the country's entertainment ...

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

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

Masahiro Nakai's move comes after now-defunct boy band empire Johnny & Associates admitted in 2023 that its late founder ...

Masahiro Nakai, a popular TV host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct ...

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

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

TV personality Masahiro Nakai, stung by a reported sexual misconduct scandal and feeling pressure from corporate sponsors and ...

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

One of Japan’s biggest pop stars and best-known TV hosts, Masahiro Nakai, announced his retirement Thursday, Jan. 23, over ...

Toru Ota, a former chief of programming at Fuji Television Network Inc., said he continued hiring Masahiro Nakai despite ...

Observers say the former boy band member’s fall from grace echoes music mogul Johnny Kitagawa’s decades of sexual abuse.