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

Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, who was a member of the former pop group SMAP, said Thursday he has retired from show ...

Nakai, a popular host on Fuji TV, allegedly sexually assaulted a woman at a dinner party in 2023 ...

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

Dozens of major Japanese companies have pulled their commercials from broadcaster Fuji Television amid allegations company ...

A Japanese tabloid reported that it involved a sexual act against the victim's will. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Nakai, 52, reportedly paid a woman $791,000 after she alleged sexual misconduct. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japanese media also confirmed and reported his ... including the one to which Nakai belonged, SMAP. Last Friday, Fuji TV President Koichi Minato acknowledged the company had been aware of the ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, who was a member of the former pop group SMAP, said Thursday he has retired from show business following alleged sexual misconduct that led ...

Former star of J-pop band SMAP Masahiro Nakai resigned after several damning reports and suspicions that broadcasting giant ...

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 ...