US EditionDozens 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 Fuji Television due to a sex scandal involving Masahiro Nakai, a famous TV host linked to an alleged sexual assault.
- The scandal arose after a report of a 90 million yen settlement related to an alleged incident at a dinner party in 2023.
- Fuji TV President Koichi Minato acknowledged the company failed to disclose the issue despite being aware of it six months prior to the report.
- More than 50 companies, including Nissan and Toyota, have replaced their ads with public service announcements following criticism of Fuji TV's handling of the situation.
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Almost fifty companies withdrew their advertisements from Japanese Fuji TV after one of the TV station's well-known presenters was involved in a sex scandal and the TV company then downplayed the events.
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
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