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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Former star of J-pop band SMAP Masahiro Nakai resigned after several damning reports and suspicions that broadcasting giant Fuji TV covered up the assault case. The scandal is part of a wave of sexual ...

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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 ...