Japan, Fuji and Nakai

Fuji Media business partners hit by scandal involving Japan TV host Nakai
The impact of Fuji Television Network Inc.'s loss of advertisers over a scandal between a woman and former TV personality Masahiro Nakai has
Executives at Japan`s Fuji TV and parent firm resign over a sex scandal linked to a former star
The Japanese network Fuji Television and its parent company say its president and chairperson have resigned over a widening sex assault scandal involving one of Japan’s top TV celebrities
Japan’s Fuji Media tries to defuse ex-Smap member Nakai’s sex scandal, but it all backfires
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 the growing role that foreign activist shareholders are playing in compelling change in stuffy Japanese boardrooms.
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 that he was retiring from the entertainment industry. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
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 assault allegations.
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.
Top Fuji TV Execs Exit Amid Alleged Sex Scandal Linked to Former Boy Band Star
Top brass at Japanese network giant Fuji Television and its parent company have stepped down following allegations involving Masahiro Nakai.
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 settlement with the victim.
Top Fuji TV executives in Japan resign over sex scandal
Chairman and president step down to take responsibility for a widening sex assault scandal linked to celebrity host.
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.
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
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 ...
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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 dirty secret
The recent sexual misconduct scandal involving Masahiro Nakai, a prominent talk show host and former member of Japan’s ...