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 ...

The scandal surfaced last month when weekly magazines reported that Nakai, once a member of the disbanded pop idol group SMAP, got into "trouble" with a woman in 2023 and paid her settlement money.

best known as a member of the now-defunct pop group SMAP, and a woman. Koichi Minato, who also announced the establishment of a new investigation panel led by lawyers, said that while the network ...

Fuji previously denied tabloid reports suggesting one of its employees had arranged the meal where Nakai, a member of the 1990s boy band sensation Smap, met the woman in 2023. The now-disbanded ...

Weekly magazines have reported that Nakai, once a member of the disbanded pop idol group SMAP, had an unspecified problem with a woman in 2023 and paid her settlement money. The magazines also say ...