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 ...

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 ...

This undated file photo released by Jiji Press on Jan 20 shows Masahiro Nakai, a former member of the J-Pop boy band sensation SMAP and a celebrity television host, in Tokyo. (AFP pic) One of ...

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.

FILE - This photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency shows Masahiro Nakai, one of Japanese pop group SMAP members, posing for a photo during an exclusive interview with Xinhua in Beijing ...

TOKYO (AP) — Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan’s top TV hosts and a former pop star, said Thursday he was retiring to take responsibility over sexual assault allegations that are part of a wave roiling ...

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 ...

The scandal centres 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 ...