Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan's top TV hosts and a former pop star, says he is retiring to take responsibility over sexual ...

The allegations concern a 2023 encounter with a woman that involved a closed-door setting and a “sexual act against her will” ...

TOKYO (AP): Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan’s top TV hosts and a ... including the one to which Nakai belonged, SMAP. Last ...

The 52-year-old former SMAP member said his contracts had been wound up, and that negotiations with sponsors were in progress ...

Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan’s top TV hosts and a former pop star in the band SMAP, announced today that he was retiring to ...

Fuji TV President Koichi Minato acknowledged the company had been aware of the problem six months before the magazine report ...

One of Japan’s biggest pop stars and best-known TV hosts, Masahiro Nakai, announced his retirement Thursday, Jan. 23, over ...

Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan’s top TV hosts and a former pop star, has said he is retiring to take responsibility over sexual ...

This alleged sex scandal is another dark chapter for Japan’s entertainment industry, which has not recovered from the Johnny ...

TV personality Masahiro Nakai announces his retirement from the entertainment industry following a sexual misconduct case, apologizing to fans and taking full responsibility.

Former boy band idol Masahiro Nakai is embroiled in a sex scandal, leading to an exodus of over 50 major advertisers from ...

The scandal centres on Masahiro Nakai, a former member of the popular male band SMAP and now a host at Fuji and other Japanese networks. Nakai has been linked by local media to an alleged sexual ...