Nakai didn't admit guilt and denied using force against the woman. But he apologised for "causing trouble" in a statement 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 ...

TV personality Masahiro Nakai, stung by a reported sexual misconduct scandal and feeling pressure from corporate sponsors and broadcasters, announced his retirement from the entertainment industry ...

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 ...

Women’s rights advocates in Japan are hoping the Fuji TV sexual assault scandal means some real change is happening.

Sponsors are pulling ads from Fuji Television Network Inc. programs over a sexual misconduct scandal involving TV host Masahiro Nakai, best known as a member of the now-defunct pop group SMAP ...

Top brass at Japanese network giant Fuji Television and its parent company have stepped down following explosive allegations involving former SMAP frontman Masahiro Nakai and claims of a corporate ...

Longtime Fuji Media Holdings Inc. executive Hisashi Hieda stepped down Thursday from the company's management advisory panel ...