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 that Fuji TV staff allegedly helped to ...

Shortly after the reports of alleged sexual misconduct by Nakai, formerly of the iconic pop group SMAP, Fuji TV and other networks removed him from programming, either replacing shows or editing ...

a former member of the super popular male band SMAP and now a popular host at Fuji and other Japanese networks. Nakai has been linked by local media to an alleged sexual assault at a party reportedly ...

More companies are distancing themselves from Fuji Television Network Inc. following ... A household name in Japan, Nakai is a former member of SMAP, one of the most successful boy bands in ...

Fuji TV apologized for causing trouble to many advertisers ... now-defunct talent agency Johnny & Associates, which managed SMAP and many other boy bands. In 2023, it admitted to sexual abuse ...

It all started with an “incident” involving a woman in her twenties and Nakai Masahiro, former member of boy band SMAP (which disbanded in 2016). While Fuji TV’s Chairman Kanō Shūji and ...

and "SMAP X SMAP," which lasted more than 20 years until 2016 ... The Shukan Bunshun weekly also reported that a Fuji TV programming department official was involved in arranging the meet-up. Fuji ...

Fuji Television Network Inc.'s headquarters are ... best known as a member of the now-defunct pop group SMAP, engaged in alleged nonconsensual sexual activity with a woman in June 2023, resulting ...

Major network Fuji Television said it was probing allegations ... a member of the 1990s boy band sensation SMAP, met the woman in 2023. United States fund Dalton Investments’ affiliate Rising ...