
TOKYO– Lots of significant Japanese firms have actually drawn their commercials on Fuji Tv in the middle of claims business authorities attempted to conceal a sex rumor entailing among the nation’s most well-known television hosts.
The rumor fixates Masahiro Nakai, a previous participant of the very preferred male band SMAP and currently a preferred host at Fuji and various other Japanese networks. Nakai has actually been connected by neighborhood media to a claimed sexual offense at an event apparently prepared by among Fuji television’s team.
After the once a week publication Shukan Bunshun reported in December a 90 million yen ($ 580,000) negotiation in between Nakai and a lady over the supposed sexual offense at a 2023 supper event, the previous SMAP celebrity provided a declaration recognizing a negotiation over “a difficulty,” yet he rejected utilizing any kind of physical violence.
Information of the rumor did not instantly set off a flooding of pullouts by enrollers. However numerous evidently began changing their commercials with civil service news after a press conference Friday by Fuji television that caused objection that the business was doing not have openness and self-reproach over the event.
Significant enrollers such as car manufacturers Nissan Electric motor Co. and Toyota Electric motor Corp.; cosmetics manufacturer Shiseido; seller 7 && I Holding Co. and life insurance provider Meiji Yasuda introduced they were drawing advertisements from Fuji television. Neighborhood media records stated greater than 50 firms had actually done the exact same.
Nissan stated Tuesday that it had actually drawn its Fuji television includes and was seeing growths prior to picking more actions.
Throughout Friday’s press conference, Fuji television Head of state Koichi Minato asked forgiveness and recognized his business had actually not revealed the trouble regardless of familiarizing it concerning 6 months prior to the Shukan Bunshun record. Minato stated Fuji television would certainly examine the situation yet additionally stated he thought his staff members had actually refrained from doing anything incorrect.
Fuji television excused triggering difficulty to numerous marketers and firms yet decreased to reveal information.
The most recent version of Shukan Bunshun, released Thursday, mentioned an unrevealed women Fuji commentator that affirmed that the elderly business authorities connected to the 2023 supper event had actually prepared various other comparable celebrations for Nakai and Fuji Television.
Fuji just openly introduced the query after among its biggest investors, Climbing Sunlight Monitoring, slammed the business and required a complete examination and proper activity. Climbing Sunlight is an associate of the united state financial investment monitoring company Dalton Financial investment.
Japan’s show business remains in the middle of a wave of sexual offense instances, consisting of substantial misuses by the now-defunct ability firm Johnny && Associates, which took care of SMAP and numerous various other child bands. In 2023, it confessed to sexual assault versus thousands of kids and boys by its late owner, home entertainment magnate Johnny Kitagawa.