Tokyo Broadcasting Television Inc. (TBS) on Jan. 20 said it will scrap a regular TV program featuring Masahiro Nakai, the celebrity entertainer caught up in a sex scandal. “Nakai Masahiro no ...

Shinobu Naito is a researcher at the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training. She tells NHK that she often hears that ...

Nakai didn't admit guilt and denied using force against the woman. But he apologised for "causing trouble" in a statement and said that he had "resolved" the matter in a settlement, reportedly worth ...

Major TV networks are scrambling to deal with programs emceed by former SMAP member Masahiro ... Tokyo Broadcasting System Television Inc. (TBS) has two programs emceed by Nakai, while TV Asahi ...

The recent sexual misconduct scandal involving former TV host Masahiro Nakai has brought to light the Japanese television industry's lack of ･･･ ...

TOKYO (TR) – A well-placed source told Sankei Sports (Mar. 25) on Monday that Fuji TV announcer Risa Kishimoto, 25, will be ...

TOKYO: Japan’s Fuji Television Network has hired external lawyers to investigate a snowballing sex scandal surrounding pop star-turned-TV celebrity Masahiro Nakai, a case observers say reflects ...

TOKYO -- The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has announced ... or calling off the event during the broadcaster's press conference over former TV host Masahiro Nakai's scandal involving a woman. The ...

TOKYO (AP) — The president and chairperson ... The scandal centers on Masahiro Nakai, a former leader of Japan’s once-hugely popular boy band SMAP, and his costly settlement with a woman ...

At its heart was Masahiro Nakai, a household name and leading presenter ... Another channel, the Tokyo Broadcasting System, has also stopped airing a program that Nakai regularly appeared on ...