Top brass at Japanese network giant Fuji Television and its parent company have stepped down following allegations involving Masahiro Nakai.

Chairman and president step down to take responsibility for a widening sex assault scandal linked to celebrity host.

Japanese magazines accused Masahiro Nakai, a TV host and leader of the former boy band SMAP, of sexual misconduct. Nakai has worked for Fuji TV and other broadcasters

A Japanese tabloid that broke the news about alleged sexual harassment by a prominent TV host involving Fuji Media Holdings Inc, triggering a public outcry and spooking advertisers, has corrected a part of its story.

Japanese media are still failing to report sexual assault cases properly, a key figure in the country's nascent #MeToo movement told AFP in the wake of the scandal surrounding celebrity

The Japanese government said Thursday it has pulled advertisements from Fuji Television in the wake of sexual assault allegations lodged against its celebrity host, as the company slashed profit forecasts.