Observers say the former boy band members' fall from grace echoes music mogul Johnny Kitagawa's decades of sexual abuse Japan's Fuji Television Network has hired external lawyers to investigate a snowballing sex scandal surrounding pop star-turned-TV celebrity Masahiro Nakai,

SMAP member allegedly engaged in sexual misconduct and Fuji TV is now facing criticism over its handling of the issue.

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

Fuji Television Network Inc. said Wednesday it has launched an investigation into allegations of its involvement in a sexual miscondu

Japan radio and TV stations and companies are suspending advertisements and upcoming episodes of programs featuring Masahiro Nakai, a former

Nakai, 52, reportedly paid a woman $791,000 after she alleged sexual misconduct. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The scandal has sparked widespread criticism, with many questioning Fuji TV’s corporate governance and crisis management.

Fallout continues from a scandal involving a woman and popular TV personality Nakai Masahiro, who is best known as a former member of the disbanded pop idol group, SMAP.

Major network Fuji Television said Thursday it was probing allegations involving one of Japan's biggest celebrities after an activist investor said it was "outraged" by the lack of transparency. TV host and former J-pop star Masahiro Nakai,

Japanese commercial broadcasters are taking measures in response to television personality Nakai Masahiro's acknowledgement that he was involved in "trouble" with a woman.

An activist investor is demanding that Japan’s Fuji Media Holdings Inc. investigate a scandal embroiling one of the country’s most prominent celebrities, saying lack of transparency over the issue could erode shareholder value.

Major TV networks have distanced themselves from one of Japan's biggest 1990s boy band stars after media reports said he paid a woman a large settlement related to alleged sexual misconduct.