Fuji Television, Japan and Nakai

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
Japan’s Fuji Media tries to defuse ex-Smap member Nakai’s sex scandal, but it all backfires
The spiralling controversy involves Masahiro Nakai, the 52-year-old media personality who was the leader of defunct male idol group Smap, and mainstream broadcaster Fuji Television. It also highlights the growing role that foreign activist shareholders are playing in compelling change in stuffy Japanese boardrooms.
Fuji TV Chairman & President Resign Over TV Host Sexual Misconduct Scandal In Japan
Fuji TV's Chairman and President have resigned over the handling of the sexual misconduct scandal involving TV presenter Masahiro Nakai.
Fuji Media, rocked by sexual misconduct allegations, says executives to resign
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Fuji Media said on Monday its chairman and the head of its TV unit would step down immediately amidst a probe
Executives at Japan`s Fuji TV and parent firm resign over a sex scandal linked to a former star
The Japanese network Fuji Television and its parent company say its president and chairperson have resigned over a widening sex assault scandal involving one of Japan’s top TV celebrities
Japan’s sex-scandal hit Fuji TV holds marathon face-saving news event
The 10-hour briefing that ended at around 2am on Tuesday sought to begin rebuilding a reputation tarnished by the Masahiro Nakai scandal.
Japan: Japan’s Fuji TV president resigns after star's sex scandal abuse
Koichi Minato, president of Fuji Television, one of Japan's leading broadcasters, resigned on Monday after a sex scandal abuse against one of its stars and a former member of the popular boy band SMAP.
J-pop star and former Smap leader Masahiro Nakai retires after sexual misconduct allegations
The allegations concern a 2023 encounter with a woman that involved a closed-door setting and a “sexual act against her will” ...
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 ...
Japanese TV Executives Get 10-Hour Grilling Over Sex Abuse Case
Public mea culpas are a corporate ritual in Japan. For Fuji TV, the resignations and public apologies of two bosses didn’t ...
TBS to terminate TV program with scandal-hit Masahiro Nakai
Tokyo Broadcasting Television Inc. (TBS) on Jan. 20 said it will scrap a regular TV program featuring Masahiro Nakai, the ...
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.
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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 ...
Government urges Tokyo broadcaster to restore trust amid TV host scandal
The Japanese government on Friday called on Fuji Television Network Inc. to regain trust from viewers and sponsors following ...