A popular TV host admitted trying to conceal a sexual assault complaint. This time, the reaction was swift and harsh, and aimed not only at him but also his employers.

Dozens of major Japanese companies have pulled their commercials from broadcaster Fuji Television amid allegations company officials tried to cover up a sex scandal involving one of the country’s most

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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 assault cases hitting the Japanese entertainment industry.

Japanese prosecutors on Okinawa will not pursue charges against a U.S. Marine accused of sexually assaulting and injuring a woman in November, a spokesman said Friday. The Naha Public Prosecutors Office on Thursday dropped the case against the Marine due to a lack of evidence, a spokesman with the office said by phone.

Entertainment Nakai was accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a 2023 dinner party held by the staff of Fuji Television.

Masahiro Nakai has announced his retirement after a sexual assault allegation that has rocked the country's entertainment industry.

Masahiro Nakai's move comes after now-defunct boy band empire Johnny & Associates admitted in 2023 that its late founder Johnny Kitagawa for decades sexually assaulted teenage boys and young men.

Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan’s top TV hosts and a former pop star, said Thursday he was retiring to take responsibility over sexual assault allegations that are part of a wave roiling Japan's entertainment industry .

NAHA—Prosecutors here have decided not to indict a U.S. Marine stationed in Okinawa Prefecture who was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a local woman he did not know in November.

After comprehensive consideration, the prosecutor's office determined that it is difficult to build a case against the Marine.