The allegations concern a 2023 encounter with a woman that involved a closed-door setting and a “sexual act against her will” ...

The Mainichi Shimbun reports the former SMAP member saying he will face his problems sincerely and in a wholehearted manner.

Former star of J-pop band SMAP Masahiro Nakai resigned after several damning reports and suspicions that broadcasting giant ...

Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, who was a member of the former pop group SMAP, said Thursday he has retired from show ...

Masahiro Nakai, a former J-pop star turned TV host, said he was retiring following sexual harassment allegations and ...

Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan's top TV hosts and a former pop star, says he is retiring to take responsibility over sexual ...

His retirement stunned Japan, with three other former SMAP members telling local media they were "speechless".

Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan's biggest boy band stars and a celebrity television host, announced his retirement on Thursday ...