TOKYO (AP) — Dozens of major Japanese companies have pulled their commercials on Fuji Television amid allegations company officials tried to cover up a sex scandal involving one of the country’s most famous TV hosts. The scandal centers on Masahiro Nakai, a former member of the super popular male band SMAP and now a popular host at Fuji and other Japanese networks. Nakai has been linked by local media to an alleged sexual assault at a party repo…

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Dozens of firms pull ads from Japanese network over sex scandal linked to its staff and celebrity

Dozens of major Japanese companies have pulled their commercials from broadcaster Fuji Television amid allegations company officials tried to cover up a sex scandal involving one of the country’s most famous TV hosts.

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Dozens of major Japanese companies have pulled their commercials from broadcaster Fuji Television amid allegations company officials tried to cover up a sex scandal involving one of the country’s most famous TV hosts

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TV presenter Masahiro Nakai is accused of having engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with a woman at a party organized in June 2023 by a Fuji TV employee

Apresentador de TV Masahiro Nakai é acusado de ter se envolvido em atividade sexual não consensual com uma mulher em uma festa organizada em junho de 2023 por um funcionário da Fuji TV

Mais de 50 empresas japonesas suspendem anúncios na Fuji TV após escândalo de má conduta sexual

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Over 50 Japanese companies suspend ads on Fuji TV after sexual misconduct scandal

Major sponsors such as carmakers Nissan and Toyota and the owner of 7-Eleven announced they were pulling ads from Fuji TV over the scandal.

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Japan’s Masahiro Nakai sex scandal prompts dozens of companies to pull TV ads

The scandal centres on Masahiro Nakai, a former member of the super popular male band SMAP and now a popular host at Fuji Television and other Japanese networks.

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TOKYO (AP) -- Dozens of major Japanese companies have pulled their commercials on Fuji Television amid allegations company officials tried to cover up a sex scandal involving one of the country's most famous TV hosts.

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Major Japanese advertisers are fleeing broadcast powerhouse Fuji Television following an alleged sex scandal involving former boy band idol turned TV host Masahiro Nakai. Industry heavyweights such as Toyota, Nissan and Shiseido are among more than 50 companies pulling their spots from the network, per the Associated Press. 
	The advertising crisis erupted after weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun reported in December that Nakai, a former member of t…

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Masahiro Nakai’s Alleged Sex Scandal Prompts Advertiser Exodus at Japanese TV Giant Fuji

TOKYO (AP) — Dozens of major Japanese companies have pulled their commercials on Fuji Television amid allegations company officials tried to cover up a sex scandal involving one of the country’s most famous TV hosts.

Dozens of firms pull ads from Japanese network over sex scandal linked to its staff and celebrity

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