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Fuji Media business partners hit by scandal involving Japan TV host Nakai
The impact of Fuji Television Network Inc.'s loss of advertisers over a scandal between a woman and former TV personality Masahiro Nakai has
Masahiro Nakai, a TV host and former pop star in Japan, retires after sexual assault report
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 roiling Japan's entertainment industry and have triggered an avalanche of lost advertising at one of the networks where he worked.
Masahiro Nakai sex scandal puts Japan’s entertainment industry in crosshairs
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 snowballing sex scandal surrounding pop star-turned-TV celebrity Masahiro Nakai,
Fuji TV president resigns over handling of Masahiro Nakai scandal
Koichi Minato has been the target of criticism following the revelation that he became aware of the incident involving Nakai right after it occurred in June 2023.
Masahiro Nakai’s Alleged Sex Scandal Prompts Advertiser Exodus at Japanese TV Giant Fuji
Japanese TV network Fuji faces mass advertiser exodus after allegations of covering up sexual assault claims against host Masahiro Nakai of SMAP fame.
Japan’s Masahiro Nakai sex scandal sees Fuji TV bosses resign amid advertiser backlash
The scandal, which included a non-disclosure agreement and allegations of a cover-up, has shaken the Japanese entertainment industry.
Masahiro Nakai: The alleged sex scandal prompting firms to pull ads from Japanese network Fuji
This alleged sex scandal is another dark chapter for Japan’s entertainment industry, which has not recovered from the Johnny & Associates abuse revelations in 2023. View on euronews
Fuji TV bosses resign over sex scandal linked to former star
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.
Executives at Japan`s Fuji TV and parent firm resign over a sex scandal linked to a former star
The president and chairperson of Japanese network Fuji Television have resigned over a widening sex assault scandal linked to one of Japan's top TV celebrities. The scandal centers on Masahiro Nakai,
Japanese TV host and former pop star Masahiro Nakai retires after sexual assault report
Former star of J-pop band SMAP Masahiro Nakai resigned after several damning reports and suspicions that broadcasting giant Fuji TV covered up the assault case. The scandal is part of a wave of sexual assault cases hitting the Japanese entertainment industry.
Weekly corrects story on Fuji TV official's role in TV host scandal
A Japanese weekly magazine said Tuesday it has corrected its December story claiming a Fuji Television Network Inc. official invited a woman to a gathering that allegedly led to sexual misconduct by former TV host Masahiro Nakai.
Masahiro Nakai's Retirement is Not the End, but the Beginning... Fuji TV President Takes Off His Clothes [Look@Japan]
The aftermath of Masahiro Nakai, the leader of Japan's national idol group SMAP, announcing his retirement from the ...
Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai announces retirement after sexual misconduct allegations
Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai announces retirement after sexual misconduct allegations - ‘I will continue to face my ...
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J-pop star Nakai to retire after sexual misconduct allegations
One of Japan's best-known pop stars and TV hosts announced his retirement Thursday after sexual misconduct allegations, in ...