The group have decided to disband following member Taichi Kokubun’s hiatus over a misconduct scandal. Read more at ...

Japanese pop group Tokio, formerly part of Johnny & Associates Inc., says it has decided to disband following member Taichi ...

Fuji Television CEO Shimizu Kenji on June 19 directly apologized to a former Fuji TV employee concerning the sexual ...

The Japanese police have arrested a man after he was found lying in his employee's bed, only wearing his underwear. The ...

TOKYO -- U.S. proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services has recommended voting for scandal-stricken Fuji Media ...

A two-month investigation headed by an independent team commissioned by Fuji TV concluded on March 31 that host Masahiro Nakai had indeed committed sexual assault against a female newscaster at ...

Former SMAP star Nakai Masahiro’s alleged involvement in sexual misconduct has rocked the entertainment world and Fuji TV in particular. Company executives have stepped down, but Hieda Hisashi ...

The scandal centers on Masahiro Nakai, a former leader of Japan's once-hugely popular boy band SMAP, and his costly settlement with a woman over the alleged sex assault at a 2023 dinner party.

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 ...

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.

The scandal centres on Masahiro Nakai, a former leader of Japan’s once-hugely popular boy band SMAP, and his costly settlement with a woman over the alleged sex assault at a 2023 dinner party ...