Japan: TV star Masahiro Nakai retires amid sex scandal - BBC
4 days ago · Nakai presented for Fuji Television and was one of Japan's best-known TV hosts Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, one of the country's most recognisable faces on television, has announced that he is ...
Fuji TV Chairman & President Resign Over Masahiro Nakai …
46 minutes ago · The Chairman and President of Japan’s Fuji TV have resigned over the handling of the sexual misconduct scandal involving TV presenter Masahiro Nakai.. In a press conference held today, Fuji TV ...
Fuji TV president resigns over handling of Masahiro Nakai scandal
4 hours ago · Fuji TV president resigns over handling of Masahiro Nakai scandal Fuji TV President Koichi Minato (left) and Fuji Media Holdings Chairman Shuji Kanoh bow during a news conference in Tokyo on ...
Masahiro Nakai, a TV host and former pop star in Japan, retires …
4 days ago · Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan's top TV hosts and a former pop star, says he is retiring to take responsibility over sexual assault allegations. ... This photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency shows Masahiro Nakai, one of Japanese pop group SMAP members, posing for a photo during an exclusive interview with Xinhua in Beijing, Sept. 14 ...
TV star Masahiro Nakai retires, apologizes for causing ‘trouble’
4 days ago · Nakai was born in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, and belonged to the Johnny and Associates Inc. talent agency. He became a leader of super-popular idol group SMAP, which was formed in 1988.
Japan TV host, ex-SMAP pop idol Masahiro Nakai quits showbiz …
4 days ago · A monitor on a Tokyo street shows the news on Jan. 23, 2025, that Masahiro Nakai, a popular TV host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, has announced his retirement from show business.
Japan’s Nakai to retire over sex allegations - Taipei Times
3 days ago · One of Japan’s biggest pop stars and best-known TV hosts, Masahiro Nakai, yesterday announced his retirement over sexual misconduct allegations, reports said, in the latest scandal to rock Japan’s entertainment industry. Nakai’s announcement came after now-defunct boy band empire Johnny & Associates admitted in 2023 that its late founder ...
MeToo Outrage Leaves Japanese Broadcaster Without a Single …
2 days ago · The article said that Mr. Nakai, 52, had paid 90 million yen, or almost $600,000, to the woman, who has not been publicly identified. Subsequent stories by other local media more clearly ...
TV host, ex-SMAP singer Nakai announces retirement over ... - Japan …
4 days ago · One of Japan's biggest pop stars and best-known TV hosts, Masahiro Nakai, announced his retirement Thursday over sexual misconduct allegations, reports said, in the latest scandal to rock Japan's entertainment industry. Nakai's announcement comes after now-defunct boy band empire Johnny & Associates admitted in 2023 that its late founder Johnny…
Executives at Japan`s Fuji TV and parent firm resign over a sex
1 hour ago · 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 ...