One of Japan’s biggest pop stars and best-known TV hosts, Masahiro Nakai, announced his retirement Thursday, Jan. 23, over ...

U.S. stocks are drifting near a record as Wall Street’s recent rally loses some momentum. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% in early ...

As J-pop superstar and TV host Masahiro Nakai announces his retirement over sexual misconduct allegations, AFP looks at recent scandals in Japan's media and entertainment industry: ...

One of Japan's best-known pop stars and TV hosts announced his retirement Thursday after sexual misconduct allegations, in ...

Weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun has alleged that Fuji TV has long exploited its female announcers to entertain stars such as Nakai.

Japan’s Fuji Television said it will open an investigation into a high-profile sex scandal linked to one of the country’s top ...

Pritish Nandy, the Indian poet, journalist, producer and filmmaker, died January 8. He was 73. Born in 1951 in Bihar, he produced many films such as Bollywood Calling, Sur, Kaante, Chameli and ...

Tokyo, Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)--Japanese television and radio broadcasters are responding to media reports of a sex scandal involving popular personality Masahiro Nakai, including suspending shows ...

TOKYO: Major TV networks have distanced themselves ... The reports, which emerged last month, said that Masahiro Nakai, a 52-year-old former member of the hugely popular group SMAP, had paid ...