Students interviewing for graduate jobs in Japan continue to be sexually harassed by recruiters, highlighting a failure of attempts to eradicate the problem and the power imbalance that endures ...

More recently, celebrity Nakai Masahiro, who rose to fame as the leader of the hugely popular boy band SMAP, was accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a party allegedly organized by ...

At its heart was Masahiro Nakai, a household name and leading presenter for Fuji TV, one of the country's biggest broadcasters. Nakai, who is also a former member of J-pop boy band SMAP ...

Nakai didn't admit guilt and denied using force against the woman. But he apologised for "causing trouble" in a statement and ...

Masahiro Nakai (pic) said in a statement to his paid ... dropping the 52-year-old former member of the hugely popular group SMAP. The allegations concern a 2023 encounter with the woman that ...

TV host and former J-pop star Masahiro Nakai (pic), 52 ... a member of the 1990s boy band sensation SMAP, met the woman in 2023. United States fund Dalton Investments’ affiliate Rising Sun ...

The controversy revolves around Masahiro Nakai, who used to be the face of the boy band SMAP. According to a report by the Japanese news agency, Kyodo News, which appeared in January 30 ...