The group have decided to disband following member Taichi Kokubun’s hiatus over a misconduct scandal. Read more at ...

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 ...

A two-month investigation headed by an independent team commissioned by Fuji TV concluded on March 31 that host Masahiro Nakai had indeed committed sexual assault against a female newscaster at ...

TV host Masahiro Nakai was allowed to appear in shows for around 1½ years after top executives learnt of the incident. PHOTO: AFP Follow topic: Sex offences Published Apr 02, 2025, 03:55 PM ...

The report on Monday centred on Masahiro Nakai, a former leader of Japan’s once-popular boy band SMAP, and how Fuji TV handled the 2023 case in which Nakai allegedly sexually assaulted a Fuji ...

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 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.

Masahiro Nakai, a former member of the legendary Japanese pop group SMAP, has been at the center of a shocking sex scandal that has rocked Fuji TV, one of Japan’s major networks. With allegations of a ...

On Jan. 18, 2025, Fuji TV found itself at the center of a growing scandal after a report linked the network to sexual assault allegations involving a former SMAP manager. The controversy deepened when ...