The allegations concern a 2023 encounter with a woman that involved a closed-door setting and a “sexual act against her will”. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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 to rock Japan’s entertainment industry.

One of Japan's best-known pop stars and TV hosts, Masahiro Nakai, announced his retirement Thursday after sexual misconduct allegations, in the latest

Major sponsors such as carmakers Nissan and Toyota and the owner of 7-Eleven announced they were pulling ads from Fuji TV over the scandal.

One of Japan’s biggest boy band stars and best-known television hosts announced his retirement after being accused of sexual misconduct, Japanese media reported.

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.

Fuji Television Network Inc. has established a third-party investigation committee in response to a weekly magazine report that one of its em

Former star of J-pop band SMAP Masahiro Nakai resigned after several damning reports and suspicions that broadcasting giant Fuji TV covered up the assault case. The scandal is part of a wave of sexual assault cases hitting the Japanese entertainment industry.

Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, one of the most prominent figures in Japan's entertainment industry, has announced his retirement following a sexual assault allegation that has caused shockwaves throughout the country.

Japanese TV network Fuji faces mass advertiser exodus after allegations of covering up sexual assault claims against host Masahiro Nakai of SMAP fame.

Japan’s Fuji Television said it will open an investigation into a high-profile sex scandal linked to one of the country’s top celebrities