Fuji Television Network Inc. is expected to discuss whether President Koichi Minato should step down following allegations ...

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

A career-ending sex scandal involving one of Japan’s most bankable stars has snowballed into a corporate governance nightmare ...

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

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

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

Nakai was a member of the now-disbanded SMAP -- part of Johnny & Associates's lucrative stable -- that swept the charts in Japan and across Asia during the band's nearly 30 years of fame. Reports ...

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 ...

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 ...

As J-pop superstar and TV host Masahiro Nakai announces his retirement over sexual misconduct allegations, AFP looks at recent scandals in Japan's media and entertainment industry: ...