Japanese pop group Tokio, formerly part of Johnny & Associates Inc., says it has decided to disband following member Taichi ...

Fuji Television CEO Shimizu Kenji on June 19 directly apologized to a former Fuji TV employee concerning the sexual ...

Probe finds former Smap idol Masahiro Nakai committed sexual assault, victim says 'What I've lost will never be recovered' Television host Masahiro Nakai, formerly a J-pop idol, sexually assaulted ...

Nakai, 52, was allowed to appear in shows for around 1½ years after top executives learnt of the incident. In the light of the scandal, he retired from show business in January.

Nakai – a former leader of Japanese male idol group Smap, which swept charts across Asia in the 1990s and 2000s – announced his retirement from show business in late January.

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 in which Nakai allegedly sexually assaulted a Fuji ...

Former SMAP star Nakai Masahiro’s alleged involvement in sexual misconduct has rocked the entertainment world and Fuji TV in particular. Company executives have stepped down, but Hieda Hisashi ...

Fuji TV is accused of mishandling a scandal involving former member of iconic boy band SMAP, Masahiro Nakai, and an unnamed woman in her 20s, referred to as X in the Japanese media.

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.

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 ...

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.

The scandal centres 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 ...