Nakai didn't admit guilt and denied using force against the woman. But he apologised for "causing trouble" in a statement and said that he had "resolved" the matter in a settlement, reportedly worth more than half a million dollars.

Women’s rights advocates in Japan are hoping the Fuji TV sexual assault scandal means some real change is happening.

Longtime Fuji Media Holdings Inc executive Hisashi Hieda stepped down Thursday from the company's management advisory panel as its broadcasting unit remains under fire for its handling of a sexual misconduct scandal involving former TV host Masahiro Nakai.

For months, Japan's entertainment industry has been ... victims have been shamed into silence. At its heart was Masahiro Nakai, a household name and leading presenter for Fuji TV, one of the ...