The allegations concern a 2023 encounter with a woman that involved a closed-door setting and a “sexual act against her will” ...

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

Masahiro Nakai, a popular TV host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct ...

The 52-year-old former SMAP member said his contracts had been wound up, and that negotiations with sponsors were in progress ...

One of Japan's biggest pop stars and best-known TV hosts, Masahiro Nakai, announced his retirement Thursday over sexual misconduct allegations, reports said, in the latest scandal to rock Japan's ...

Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, one of the country's most recognisable faces on television, announced on Thursday that he ...

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: ...

Japan's Fuji Media Holdings has held an emergency board meeting after 80 advertisers, including the likes of Toyota, McDonald’s, 7-Eleven and SoftBank, said ...

J-Pop star Masahiro Nakai retires amid sexual misconduct allegations. Brands and TV networks sever ties, triggering industry ...

The three former members of disbanded male pop group SMAP said Thursday they were not able to find the words to describe now they feel about the announcement that Masahiro Nakai, former leader of the ...