TV personality Masahiro Nakai, stung by a reported sexual misconduct scandal and feeling pressure from corporate sponsors and broadcasters, announced his retirement from the entertainment industry ...

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.

TOKYO (AP) — Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan’s top TV hosts and a former pop star, said Thursday he was retiring to take responsibility over sexual assault allegations that are part of a wave ...

Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai announces retirement after sexual misconduct allegations - ‘I will continue to face my problems and will respond in good faith,’ says former boy band member ...

At the end of last year, the weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun and other media reported on a sexual incident involving the celebrity Masahiro Nakai and a woman. Nakai issued a statement acknowledging ...

A popular Japanese pop group hired to be the poster boy of disaster-hit Fukushima has announced it is disbanding following ...

Lawyers representing former TV personality Masahiro Nakai have objected to an investigative panel’s conclusion that Nakai inflicted sexual violence against a Fuji Television Network Inc. announcer.

The group have decided to disband following member Taichi Kokubun’s hiatus over a misconduct scandal. Read more at ...

At its heart was Masahiro Nakai, a household name and leading presenter for Fuji TV, one of the country's biggest broadcasters. Nakai, who is also a former member of J-Pop boy band SMAP, ...

T OKYO -- Lawyers representing former Japanese television personality Masahiro Nakai have disputed a third-party committee's finding that he committed "sexual violence" against a former Fuji TV ...

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. Mari Yamaguchi. Thursday 23 January 2025 06:05 GMT.