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

As the daughter of Japanese pop stars and a beauty ambassador for fashion houses Bulgari and Chanel, Japanese starlet Koki is used to being in the public eye in her home country. However ...

One of Japan's best-known pop stars and TV hosts announced his retirement Thursday after sexual misconduct allegations, in the latest scandal to rock the country's entertainment industry. Japan's ...

Sexual misconduct by one of the country's biggest celebrities is threatening a major television network. Incompetent crisis communications and the involvement of foreign investors means this isn’t ...

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

Koji Fukada is set to direct 'Love on Trial,' a film inspired by real cases of J-Pop idols sued for violating 'no ...

Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV will set up an inquiry into a scandal involving a celebrity TV host, after public pressure from an activist investor and a fall in share prices. The results of the ...

The sexual misconduct allegations levelled against Japanese celebrity and former pop star Masahiro Nakai have led to the resignations of two top executives of the Fuji Media group. The group’s ...

TOKYO — Major network Fuji Television said on Thursday it was probing allegations involving one of Japan's biggest celebrities after an activist investor said it was "outraged" by the lack of ...

Fans can look forward to different VIP packages available for the tour, as well as BE:FIRST’s upcoming single “Spacecraft,” set for release in February. The track follows the group’s recent Top 5 ...

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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 ...