The Japanese network Fuji Television and its parent company say its president and chairperson are resigning immediately to take responsibility for a widening sex assault scandal linked to one of Japan’s top TV celebrities.

TOKYO - The chairman and president of Japan’s Fuji Television resigned on Jan 27, weeks after a celebrity presenter and former pop star was accused of sexual assault. Criticism has mounted from advertisers and the public over the scandal, which centres around TV host and J-pop megastar Masahiro Nakai.

The Japanese government has pulled all four advertisements it has recently run on Fuji Television Network Inc., a major broadcaster a

Fuji TV chairman Shuji Kano and president Koichi Minato stepped down to take responsibility for an alleged sexual assault by a TV host at a 2023 dinner that the Japanese network is alleged to helped organize.

A sex scandal involving famous Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai and Fuji Television Network Inc. has exposed systemic governance and abuse issues among Japanese broadcasters, causing public disenchantment with the media industry that will likely be difficult to overcome.

Fuji Media , rocked by a scandal that has gripped Japan, on Thursday slashed its annual net profit forecast by two-thirds citing a sharp drop in advertising revenue.

The impact of Fuji Television Network Inc.'s loss of advertisers over a scandal between a woman and former TV personality Masahiro Nakai has ･･･