The Japanese network Fuji Television and its parent company say its president and chairperson have resigned over a widening ...

The spiralling controversy involves Masahiro Nakai, the 52-year-old media personality who was the leader of defunct male idol ...

Masahiro Nakai, a former leader of Japan's once-hugely popular boy band SMAP, reached a costly settlement with a woman over an alleged sex assault.

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

The chairman and president of Japan's Fuji Television resigned Monday, weeks after a celebrity presenter and former pop star ...

The recent sexual misconduct scandal involving Masahiro Nakai, a prominent talk show host and former member of Japan’s ...

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 ...

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 – A career-ending sex scandal involving one of Japan’s most bankable stars has ... who was the leader of defunct male idol group Smap, and mainstream broadcaster Fuji Television.

The chairman and president of Japan’s Fuji Television resigned Monday, weeks after a celebrity presenter and former pop star ...

The chairman and president of Japan's Fuji Television resigned Monday, weeks after a celebrity presenter and former pop star ...

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 ...