The spiralling controversy involves Masahiro Nakai, the 52-year-old media personality who was the leader of defunct male idol ...

The Japanese network Fuji Television and its parent company say its president and chairperson have resigned over a widening ...

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

Masahiro Nakai, a former leader of Japan's once-hugely popular boy band SMAP, reached a costly settlement with a woman over an alleged sex assault.

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 ...

TOKYO – A career-ending sex scandal involving one of Japan’s most bankable stars has ... who was the leader of defunct male idol group Smap, and mainstream broadcaster Fuji Television.

Nakai was a member of the now-disbanded SMAP -- part of Johnny & Associates's lucrative stable -- that swept the charts in Japan and across Asia during the band's nearly 30 years of fame. Reports ...

The chairman and president of Japan’s Fuji Television resigned Monday, weeks after a celebrity presenter and former pop star ...

The chairman and president of Japan's Fuji Television resigned Monday, weeks after a celebrity presenter and former pop star ...

TOKYO (The Straits Times/ANN): A career-ending sex scandal involving one of Japan’s most bankable stars ... the leader of defunct male idol group Smap, and mainstream broadcaster Fuji Television.