Iioka Kanako: J-Pop Star Masahiro Nakai Perverted Sex Scandal prompts Fuji TV Chairman & President to Step Down

Masahiro Nakai — Former boy band member and television personality

Fuji TV Chairman & President resign over TV host scandal

The president and chairman of Japan’s Fuji Television Network Inc. stepped down Monday to take responsibility for a scandal involving popular TV host Masahiro Nakai.

J-Pop Star Sex Scandal Prompts Fuji Media Execs to Step Down

The president of Fuji Television Network Inc. and the chairman of its parent company will both step down over the handling of a sexual harassment scandal that has already toppled one of Japan’s most prominent TV hosts.

Koichi Minato, head of the TV arm of Fuji Media Holdings Inc., will resign as president effective Monday, the company announced. His successor, Kenji Shimizu, will take over on Tuesday. Fuji Media Chairman Shuji Kanoh also steps down today, the company said. It added that the changes were a first step toward what could be more fundamental reforms.

Koichi Minato

Kenji Shimizu

Shuji Kanoh

The shake-up at the TV station follows allegations that former J-pop star Masahiro Nakai sexually harassed a woman while he was working for the broadcaster as a TV host. A local tabloid reported in December that a Fuji TV employee arranged the meeting between Nakai and the alleged victim at which the incident took place.

The company on Monday reiterated a denial of employee involvement in the matter, while saying that corporate governance hadn’t functioned effectively.

“There’s no future for Fuji TV without regaining the trust” of the public, incoming president Shimizu told a press conference attended by hundreds of journalists. “I will put all my efforts into this.” His comments came after repeated apologies from a group of executives.

First reported by a tabloid magazine last month, the story burst into Japan’s mainstream media in January after activist investors publicly condemned Fuji Media for lack of transparency and poor corporate governance over its handling of the scandal. The company has since announced it will have an independent panel investigate the matter and publish its findings.

Nakai last week announced his retirement from the entertainment business and apologized over the incident. He said earlier that a settlement reached with the alleged victim required him to maintain confidentiality.

Fuji Media’s shares have gyrated and its bond spreads have widened, as spooked advertisers including Nissan Motor Co. suspend ads and withdraw program sponsorships. A cabinet minister last week expressed concern that the scandal could undermine public trust in the broadcast industry.

The company is seen as a target for activists, market players have said, because it has unrealized gains in its real estate business and an extremely low valuation. Japan’s five broadcasters’ valuations have been pressured by a shrinking TV advertisement market.

Consequently,

Iioka Kanako strips naked to protest the perverted artist… Japanese style.

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TRASHY | SCANDALOUS

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