Major TV networks are scrambling to deal with programs emceed by former SMAP member Masahiro Nakai, who is caught up in an alleged sex scandal.

Entertainer Masahiro Nakai, who has been accused of sexual misconduct, issued a public apology for “the trouble” with a woman, but said it has been resolved and will not further interfere with his ...

Masahiro Nakai is seen in this Feb. 21, 2020, file photo taken in Tokyo. (Mainichi/Naoaki Hasegawa) TOKYO -- Masahiro Nakai, a former member of the now-defunct idol group SMAP, on Jan. 9 responded ...

Masahiro Nakai (left) poses with his fellow members of popular Japanese boy band SMAP in 2015. He now faces criticism for sexually abusing a woman and his management’s subsequent attempts to cover it ...

TOKYO — 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 ...

Scenes featuring Masahiro Nakai, a former member of the pop idol group SMAP, were cut from a TV program aired Tuesday by Nippon Television Network Corp, the broadcaster said, amid magazine reports of ...

TOKYO – A former Fuji Television employee expressed both relief and frustration in a statement on April 1 after a third-party panel report concluded she was sexually assaulted by Masahiro Nakai. The ...

TOKYO – One of Japan’s biggest pop stars and best-known television hosts, Masahiro Nakai, announced his retirement on Jan 23 over sexual misconduct allegations, reports said, in the latest scandal to ...

FILE - This photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency shows Masahiro Nakai, one of Japanese pop group SMAP members, posing for a photo during an exclusive interview with Xinhua in Beijing, Sept. 14 ...