Masahiro Nakai, a former member of the legendary Japanese pop group SMAP, has been at the center of a shocking sex scandal ...

A sex scandal involving famous Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai and Fuji Television Network Inc. has exposed systemic ...

The scandal centers on Masahiro Nakai, a former leader of Japan’s once-hugely popular boy band SMAP, and his costly ...

Japan's Fuji Media said on Monday its chairman and the head of its TV unit would step down immediately amidst a probe into ...

Fuji Television organised a press conference to try and salvage its reputation after being accused of protecting a big star.

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 ...

As the leader of a now-defunct boy band SMAP, the 52-year-old Nakai has been a ubiquitous mainstay in Japanese life for ...

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.

More than 50 major companies, including Toyota and McDonald’s, have withdrawn their advertisements, significantly impacting ...

A sudden shakeup within the TV industry has occurred as a scandal forces a major network president to resign and another well ...

(Mainichi/Naoaki Hasegawa) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese weekly magazine said Tuesday ... best known as a member of the now-defunct pop group SMAP, to a June 2023 gathering where alleged ...

to which SMAP belonged. Johnny & Associates, which has since changed its name, admitted in 2023 that its late founder Johnny ...