An independent investigation of a sexual assault case linked to one of Japan’s top celebrities says Fuji Television Network ...

A third-party panel concluded that the famed former TV host sexually assaulted a former Fuji Television employee. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A Japanese magazine reported in December 2024 that the 52-year-old had performed a sexual act without a woman’s consent. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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. Nakai, 52, once belonged to the hugely popular male ...

Nakai, 52, was a member of the hugely popular male idol group SMAP before it disbanded in 2016. Since late last year, multiple publications have reported on his alleged sexual misconduct toward a ...

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 take responsibility over sexual assault allegations. Weekly magazine ...

SubCo has broken ground on a cable landing station in Torquay in Victoria, Australia, set to land the SMAP cable. The Bevan Slattery-owned company said the construction period will last approximately ...

The report centers on Masahiro Nakai, a former leader of Japan’s once-popular boy band SMAP, and how Fuji Television handled the 2023 case. The allegations surfaced in December and triggered ...