TOKYO – One of Japan’s biggest pop stars and best-known television hosts, Masahiro Nakai, announced his retirement on Jan 23 over sexual misconduct allegations, reports said, in the latest ...

One of Japan’s biggest pop stars and best-known TV hosts, Masahiro Nakai, announced his retirement Thursday, Jan. 23, over sexual misconduct allegations, reports said, in the latest scandal to ...

Nakai said in a statement to his paid fan club that he had "completed all discussions with TV stations, radio broadcasters and sponsors regarding my termination, cancellation, removal and contract ...

Masahiro Nakai said in a statement to his paid fan club that he had “completed all discussions with TV stations, radio broadcasters and sponsors regarding my termination, cancellation, removal and ...

Masahiro Nakai's move comes after now-defunct boy band empire Johnny & Associates admitted in 2023 that its late founder Johnny Kitagawa for decades sexually assaulted teenage boys and young men.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency shows Masahiro Nakai, one of Japanese pop group SMAP ...

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 ...

Fuji Television Network, Inc. is considering establishing a third-party committee based on the guidelines of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations to investigate the facts regarding a scandal ...

Bill Withers turned “Let It Be” from a somber ballad to a jaunting gospel track. The tempo is given a swing, which stands in stark contrast to McCartney’s straightforward piano chords. As ...

open image in gallery Japanese boy band SMAP members (L to R) Masahiro Nakai, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Shingo Katori, Goro Inagaki and Takuya Kimura in 2015 (JIJI PRESS/AFP via Getty Images) After the ...

The scandal centers on Masahiro Nakai, 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 ...