Top Fuji executives resigned in Japan from the sex scandal Sexual assault news

The president and the president step down to take responsibility for expanding the sexual assault scandal associated with a celebrity host.

The media in Japan says in Fuji that its president and head of its television unit will immediately step down amid an investigation into the alleged sexual misconduct by a famous TV host.

The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Shoji Kano and TV Chairman, Kochi Minato, described on Monday, weeks after Mashera Nakai accused sexual assault, causing a storm of public relations and a collective exit of advertisers.

According to what was reported, Nakai, 52, paid women 90 million yen (580,000 dollars), and the husband signed the Noning Agreement.

While Nakai worked on many Japanese television networks, according to what was reported, the dinner in which the accident was arranged by one of the executives in the broadcaster.

One of the magazines, Shokan Ponchon, also informed that the same executive was in a separate event that collected female TV personalities in a hotel to work as a leisure for Kekay and other celebrities.

Dozens of brands, including McDonald’s and Toyota, withdrew their ads from the private broadcaster after accusing employees of trying to cover up the scandal.

As the pressure was launched, Kano and Maino announced their decision to leave.

Kano told reporters: “I would sincerely apologize to women concerned with their failure to provide sufficient care due to a lack of awareness of human rights,” Kano told reporters.

He added: “I apologize to the viewers, advertisers, members of the company and shareholders … for the great anxiety and inconvenience caused by a series of news reports.”

Earlier this month, Minato admitted that Fuji TV was aware of the scandal before it was reported by the local media.

The company denies the allegations that its employees participated in organizing the Nakai meeting with the woman, which was claimed to have occurred in the star’s house.

Nakai, a former member of the BOY Band SMAP band, which swept the graphs across Asia in the nineties and alpins, announced his retirement on Thursday after it was dropped from shows on Fuji TV and other channels.

“I am alone responsible for everything,” Nakai said, “I apologize with sincerity.” He previously issued a statement saying that some of the reported was “different from the facts.”

Fuji TV surpassed the highest rankings for viewers in Japan in the 1980s and early 1990s, with soap opera, famous comedy and various shows.

The first animated animation was broadcast in 1963, and also produced films, including Shoplifters Hirokazu Kore-Eda, which won the Palme D’or at Cannes Festival.

The Nakai scandal follows another major account in this industry, which includes Boom Empire Johnny & Associates now, to which SMAP belongs.

Johnny & Associats, who now named, admitted in 2023 that its late founder Johnny Kigua was sexually assaulted by adolescents and youth for decades.