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Fuji TV Chairman & President Resign Over TV Host Sexual Misconduct Scandal In Japan
Fuji TV's Chairman and President have resigned over the handling of the sexual misconduct scandal involving TV presenter Masahiro Nakai.
Japan's Fuji TV executives resign over sex scandal linked to former boy band star
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.
Japan’s Masahiro Nakai sex scandal sees Fuji TV bosses resign amid advertiser backlash
The scandal, which included a non-disclosure agreement and allegations of a cover-up, has shaken the Japanese entertainment industry.
Masahiro Nakai to retire after sex misconduct allegations — Japan media
One of Japan's biggest pop stars and best-known TV hosts, Masahiro Nakai, announced his retirement Thursday, Jan. 23, over sexual misconduct allegations, reports said, in the latest scandal
Fuji Media, rocked by sexual misconduct allegations, says executives to resign
Japanese magazines accused Masahiro Nakai, a TV host and leader of the former boy band SMAP, of sexual misconduct. Nakai has worked for Fuji TV and other broadcasters
Fuji TV bosses resign over sex scandal linked to former star
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.
Weekly corrects story on Fuji TV official's role in TV host scandal
A Japanese weekly magazine said Tuesday it has corrected its December story claiming a Fuji Television Network Inc. official invited a woman to a gathering that allegedly led to sexual misconduct by former TV host Masahiro Nakai.
Top Fuji TV Execs Resign Amid Sex Scandal Allegations, Independent Probe
Fuji TV chairman Shuji Kano and president Koichi Minato stepped down to take responsibility for an alleged sexual assault by a TV host at a 2023 dinner that the Japanese network is alleged to helped organize.
Masahiro Nakai, a TV host and former pop star in Japan, retires after sexual assault report
Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan's top TV hosts and a former pop star, says he is retiring to take responsibility over sexual ...
Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai announces retirement after sexual misconduct allegations
Japanese television presenter Masahiro Nakai, who is currently embroiled in a sexual assault scandal, announced on Thursday ...
Masahiro Nakai sex scandal puts Japan’s entertainment industry in crosshairs
Observers say the former boy band member's fall from grace echoes music mogul Johnny Kitagawa's decades of sexual abuse Japan ...
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Japan #MeToo survivor says media are failing in wake of Fuji TV scandal
Japanese media are still failing to report sexual assault cases properly, a key figure in the country's nascent #MeToo ...
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Japan’s Fuji TV bosses resign over sexual assault scandal involving TV host and J-pop megastar Masahiro Nakai.
The chairman and president of Japan’s Fuji Television resigned today, weeks after a celebrity presenter and former pop star ...
Japan’s Masahiro Nakai retires from showbiz amid sex scandal
Nakai’s decision came following reports that he engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with a woman that led to a ...
Japan’s Fuji TV Faces Criticism Over Handling Of Allegations Against TV Host Masahiro Nakai
SMAP member allegedly engaged in sexual misconduct and Fuji TV is now facing criticism over its handling of the issue.
Japanese TV host and former pop star Masahiro Nakai retires after sexual assault report
Former star of J-pop band SMAP Masahiro Nakai resigned after several damning reports and suspicions that broadcasting giant ...
Japanese TV Executives Get 10-Hour Grilling Over Sex Abuse Case
Public mea culpas are a corporate ritual in Japan. For Fuji TV, the resignations and public apologies of two bosses didn’t ...