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MASAHIRO NAKAI

In December, the number of Fuji Television's sponsors recovered to 86% of the level a year earlier.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 29, 2026
Fuji TV regains 80% of sponsors, a year on from scandal
Following a management renewal, sponsors began to slowly resume commercials in the summer.
Fuji TV is suing its former president, Koichi Minato, and former executive vice president, Toru Ota, for ?5 billion ($34 million) over their mishandling of a ¡°sexual violence¡± scandal involving former TV personality Masahiro Nakai.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Aug 28, 2025
Fuji TV seeks ?5 billion in lawsuit against former execs over Nakai scandal
The broadcaster claims its former president, Koichi Minato, and former executive vice president, Toru Ota, failed to respond appropriately to the scandal.
A third-party probe into the Fuji TV scandal had reported about a dinner hosted by an executive attended by ¡°a powerful male cast member,¡± since revealed to be singer and actor Masaharu Fukuyama.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media
Aug 19, 2025
Masaharu Fukuyama admits to attending Fuji TV dinner
The singer-actor said he was the ¡°powerful male cast member¡± referenced by a third-party panel investigating the broadcaster, but denied involvement in any harassment.
Fuji Media Holdings announced Thursday that it expects a consolidated operating loss of ?12 billion for fiscal 2025, which would mark its first full-year loss since becoming a holding company in 2008.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 1, 2025
Fuji Media expects first annual operating loss since 2008
It expects a consolidated operating loss of ?12 billion for the fiscal year ending March 2026 on a slower-than-expected recovery in advertising revenue.
Fuji TV headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Fuji TV came under fire over the manner in which it handled a case of ¡°sexual trouble¡± involving former boy band member Masahiro Nakai and a female announcer.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / FOCUS
Jul 30, 2025
How the Japanese TV industry is changing
After a series of major scandals in recent years, Japan¡¯s TV industry appears to be growing more sensitive to issues of harassment and misconduct.
The Fuji TV building in May. The company has taken responsibility for having enabled "sexual violence" toward an unnamed victim, who is a former Fuji TV worker, along with causing her emotional distress due to its initial reactions to the incident.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media
Jun 20, 2025
Fuji TV settles ¡®sexual violence¡¯ case with apology and compensation to victim
Fuji TV President Kenji Shimizu apologized to the unnamed woman over the incident and how the company handled it.
Fuji TV in Tokyo's Minato Ward. The company has also demoted the then-head of programming for his alleged secondary harassment of the victim as he delivered cash and other consolation gifts from the TV idol to her while she was in?the?hospital.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Jun 6, 2025
Fuji TV to sue former executives over their response to Nakai scandal
The company also demoted the then-head of programming for his alleged secondary harassment of the victim, a former Fuji TV announcer.
A third-party committee set up by Fuji Television Network said in a statement Thursday that its recognition of sexual violence was based on the World Health Organization's definition because Fuji TV and its parent, Fuji Media Holdings, needed to fulfill their accountability to global shareholders.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media
May 23, 2025
Fuji TV panel defends conclusion of ¡®sexual violence¡¯ by Nakai
The committee rejected the request from Nakai¡¯s lawyer to disclose interview records and other evidence, claiming that it would undermine its independence and neutrality.
Fuji Television Network's headquarters building in the Odaiba district of Tokyo
BUSINESS / Companies
May 16, 2025
Fuji Media Holdings posts net loss for first time since going public
The company¡¯s net loss follows a slew of scandals concerning its corporate culture and governance.
The headquarters of Fuji Media Holdings, Fuji TV's parent, in Tokyo's Minato Ward
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media
May 13, 2025
Nakai¡¯s lawyer refutes third-party report finding ¡®sexual violence¡¯
The lawyer demanded that the committee disclose the evidence behind its report, which was released in March, by May 26.
Dalton Investments is demanding Fuji Media Holdings change its board members, spin off its real estate business, unwind cross shareholdings and push through corporate governance reform.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 12, 2025
Dalton Investments seeks talks with Fuji Media to avoid proxy fight
The activist investor wants the Japanese broadcaster to change its board members and spin off its real estate business, among other things.
Comedian Takaaki Ishibashi
51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Apr 17, 2025
Comedian Ishibashi apologizes over sexual harassment dinner incident
The scandal has been compared to the Fuji TV sexual harassment case involving former television star Masahiro Nakai.
Fuji Television Network President Kenji Shimizu (center) visits the communications ministry in Tokyo on Thursday.
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Apr 4, 2025
Japan¡¯s government warns Fuji TV over handling of scandal
Dalton Investments, a major shareholder in Fuji Media, said Thursday that it has demanded the resignation of executives at the media group over the scandal.
Lawyer Akira Takeuchi (center), the head of a third-party panel commissioned by Fuji TV to investigate a series of scandals at the broadcaster, fields questions along with other panel members at a news conference on Monday in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / FOCUS
Apr 1, 2025
What the Fuji TV third-party probe uncovered
The panel concluded that TV personality Masahiro Nakai committed ¡°sexual violence¡± against a female newscaster and that there is a culture of harassment at the broadcaster.
The headquarters of Fuji Media Holdings, Fuji TV's parent, in Tokyo's Minato Ward
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media
Mar 31, 2025
Fuji TV bears heavy responsibility over Nakai¡¯s ¡®sexual violence¡¯: panel
A third party panel¡¯s probe on a series of scandals involving the broadcaster and the TV star acknowledged the nature of his ¡°trouble¡± with a woman for the first time.
How Fuji TV responds to the results of a third-party probe will be crucial to restoring public trust ¡ª and could determine whether sponsors, whose TV ads are the company's main?source of revenue, choose to return.
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Mar 28, 2025
Fuji TV returns to spotlight as deadline for scandal probe looms
How Fuji TV responds to the report will be crucial to restoring public trust ¡ª and could determine whether sponsors choose to return.
Fuji TV President Kenji Shimizu speaks to reporters in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 28, 2025
Longtime Fuji Media director Hieda resigns from advisory panel
The move follows a firestorm that engulfed Fuji Media and its core unit, Fuji Television Network, over the handling of a sex scandal involving former TV star Masahiro Nakai.
The panel will discuss ways to help Fuji Television Network improve governance, compliance and financial performance, as the broadcaster has been under fire over its handling of the scandal.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Feb 6, 2025
Fuji Media eyes panel to rebuild TV network
The panel will discuss ways to help Fuji TV improve governance, compliance and financial performance in the wake of a scandal.
Hisashi Hieda, executive managing adviser at Fuji Media Holdings
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Feb 4, 2025
U.S. fund seeks Fuji Media adviser Hisashi Hieda¡¯s resignation
U.S. investment firm Dalton Investments, a major shareholder in Fuji Media Holdings, harshly criticized Hieda in a letter, calling him a ¡°dictator.¡±
While Fuji Media Holdings is known for its iconic sphere-and-lattice headquarters in the Odaiba district near Tokyo Bay, it also owns office buildings, condominiums, hotels, nursing homes, logistic facilities, resorts and even two aquariums.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2025
Fuji Media¡¯s crisis entices investors betting on changes
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Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
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