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 ...

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 ...

Japan’s Fuji TV is grappling with a major crisis over its handling of a sexual assault scandal surrounding star presenter Masahiro Nakai, with at least 50 companies pulling their advertisements ...

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.