Fuji TV scandal reveals how Japan networks objectify, use female announcers as 'bait'
The recent sexual misconduct scandal involving former TV host Masahiro Nakai has brought to light the Japanese television ...
Is the downfall of a Japanese star a turning point for women's rights?
Nakai didn't admit guilt and denied using force against the woman. But he apologised for "causing trouble" in a statement and ...
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Is the downfall of a Japanese star a turning point for women's rights?
At its heart was Masahiro Nakai, a household name and leading presenter for Fuji TV, one of the country's biggest broadcasters. Nakai, who is also a former member of J-pop boy band SMAP ...
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Fuji media tycoon Hieda quits adviser panel over TV host scandal
Longtime Fuji Media Holdings Inc executive Hisashi Hieda stepped down Thursday from the company's management advisory panel ...
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TBS to terminate TV program with scandal-hit Masahiro Nakai
Tokyo Broadcasting Television Inc. (TBS) on Jan. 20 said it will scrap a regular TV program featuring Masahiro Nakai, the celebrity entertainer caught up in a sex scandal. “Nakai Masahiro no ...
Fuji media tycoon Hisashi Hieda quits adviser panel amid TV host scandal
Longtime Fuji Media Holdings Inc. executive Hisashi Hieda stepped down Thursday from the company's management advisory panel ...
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EDITORIAL: Scandal expands beyond Nakai, signals corporate culture of sleaze
Under fire, Fuji TV to set up ‘real’ third-party panel in Nakai scandal January 22, 2025 TV star Masahiro Nakai retires, apologizes for causing ‘trouble’ ...
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Longtime Fuji Media director Hieda resigns from advisory panel
The move follows a firestorm that engulfed Fuji Media and its core unit, Fuji Television Network, over the handling of a sex ...