Executives at Japan’s Fuji TV resign over sex scandal linked to former star

Two executives announced their resignation during a news conference at the Fuji Television headquarters in Tokyo (AP)

The president of Japanese network Fuji Television and the chairman of its parent company have resigned, taking responsibility for a widening sex assault scandal linked to one of Japan’s top TV celebrities.

The scandal centres on Masahiro Nakai, a former leader of Japan’s once-hugely popular boy band SMAP, and his costly settlement with a woman over the alleged sex assault at a 2023 dinner party that Fuji TV staff allegedly helped to organise.