This is a two part special. Part One was aired then SMAP went to Kohaku because Nakai was hosting and Part Two picks up after there musical performance while waiting for Nakai to return from hosting.

A two-month investigation headed by an independent team commissioned by Fuji TV concluded on March 31 that host Masahiro Nakai had indeed committed sexual assault against a female newscaster at the ...

TOKYO – A former Fuji Television employee expressed both relief and frustration in a statement on April 1 after a third-party panel report concluded she was sexually assaulted by Masahiro Nakai. The ...

An independent panel investigating allegations against one of Japan’s top celebrities has concluded he sexually assaulted a female employee of Fuji Television Network amid a culture of harassment at ...

TOKYO (AP) — An independent investigation of a sexual assault case linked to one of Japan’s top celebrities said Monday that Fuji Television Network failed to support its female employee, adding that ...

An independent investigation of a sexual assault case linked to one of Japan’s top celebrities says Fuji Television Network failed to support its female employee, adding that management lacked human ...

Tokyo (AFP) – An independent panel investigating allegations against an J-pop megastar-turned-TV host accused him on Monday of sexual violence against a Fuji Televsision employee, saying the company's ...

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 CEO Minato ...

On Jan. 28, 2025, a massive sinkhole suddenly opened in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, swallowing a two-ton truck and claiming the life of its 74-year-old driver. What followed was a grueling rescue ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Under fire for its handling of a sexual assault scandal embroiling a top TV celebrity, Japanese network Fuji Television held a press ...

TOKYO (AP) — The president and chairperson of Japanese network Fuji Television have resigned over a widening sex assault scandal linked to one of Japan's top TV celebrities. The scandal centers on ...