Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan's top TV hosts and a former pop star, says he is retiring to take responsibility over sexual ...

also alleged that Fuji TV has long exploited its female announcers to entertain stars like Nakai. The chair of the companies, Shuji Kanoh, was also resigning in a decision made at a board meeting ...

A popular TV host admitted trying to conceal a sexual assault complaint. This time, the reaction was swift and harsh, and ...

TOKYO (AP) — Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan’s top TV hosts and a former pop star, said Thursday he was retiring to take responsibility over sexual assault allegations that are part of a wave ...

While Nakai has worked for many of Japan’s TV networks ... for the great concern and inconvenience caused by the series of news reports,” he added. Earlier this month, Minato admitted that ...

FILE - 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 ...

SMAP, an acronym for Sports Music Assemble People, was formed in 1988 and gained popularity in Japan and across Asia. Nakai served as the group’s leader until it disbanded in 2016. Earlier this ...

TOKYO (AP) — Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan’s top TV hosts and a former ... of Japanese commercial broadcasters’ association, in a news conference Thursday said he learned about the problem ...

In a bid for redemption after Fuji Television's first, heavily criticized news conference addressing how it handled sexual misconduct allegations against TV personality Masahiro Nakai, the ...