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Fuji TV press conference

Members of media outlets raise their hands to ask questions as outgoing Fuji Television Network Inc. President Koichi Minato (C) attends a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, following allegations that an employee of the broadcaster helped arrange a meal after which Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai was accused of sexual misconduct.

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Fuji TV press conference

(From L) Fuji Media Holding Inc. Executive Vice President Kenji Shimizu, Fuji Television Network Inc. Vice Chairman Ryunosuke Endo, outgoing President Koichi Minato, outgoing Chairman Shuji Kano and Fuji Media Holding Inc. President Osamu Kanemitsu attend a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, following allegations that an employee of the broadcaster helped arrange a meal after which Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai was accused of sexual misconduct.

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Fuji TV press conference

Outgoing President of Fuji Television Network Inc. Koichi Minato reacts during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, following the announcement of his resignation in the wake of allegations that an employee of the broadcaster helped arrange a meal after which Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai was accused of sexual misconduct.

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Fuji TV press conference

Outgoing President of Fuji Television Network Inc. Koichi Minato reacts during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, following the announcement of his resignation in the wake of allegations that an employee of the broadcaster helped arrange a meal after which Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai was accused of sexual misconduct.

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Fuji TV press conference

Outgoing President of Fuji Television Network Inc. Koichi Minato reacts during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, following the announcement of his resignation in the wake of allegations that an employee of the broadcaster helped arrange a meal after which Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai was accused of sexual misconduct.

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Fuji TV press conference

Koichi Minato attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, following the announcement of his resignation as president of Fuji Television Network Inc. in the wake of allegations that an employee of the broadcaster helped arrange a meal after which Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai was accused of sexual misconduct.

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Fuji TV press conference

Koichi Minato attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, following the announcement of his resignation as president of Fuji Television Network Inc. in the wake of allegations that an employee of the broadcaster helped arrange a meal after which Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai was accused of sexual misconduct.

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Fuji TV press conference

Shuji Kano (R) and Koichi Minato (C), chairman and president, respectively, of Fuji Television Network Inc., enter the venue of a press conference at its headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, following allegations that an employee of the broadcaster helped arrange a meal after which Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai was accused of sexual misconduct.

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Fuji TV press conference

(From L) Fuji Media Holding Inc. Executive Vice President Kenji Shimizu, Fuji Television Network Inc. Vice Chairman Ryunosuke Endo, outgoing President Koichi Minato, outgoing Chairman Shuji Kano and Fuji Media Holding Inc. President Osamu Kanemitsu attend a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, following allegations that an employee of the broadcaster helped arrange a meal after which Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai was accused of sexual misconduct.

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Fuji TV press conference

Koichi Minato (L) and Shuji Kano attend a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, after their resignations as president and chairman, respectively, of Fuji Television Network Inc. were announced following allegations that an official of the broadcaster played a role in the sexual misconduct scandal involving TV host Masahiro Nakai.

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Fuji TV press conference

Koichi Minato (L) and Shuji Kano attend a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, after their resignations as president and chairman, respectively, of Fuji Television Network Inc. were announced following allegations that an official of the broadcaster played a role in the sexual misconduct scandal involving TV host Masahiro Nakai.

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Fuji TV press conference

Koichi Minato (C) and Shuji Kano (R) bow at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, after their resignations as president and chairman, respectively, of Fuji Television Network Inc. were announced following allegations that an official of the broadcaster played a role in the sexual misconduct scandal involving TV host Masahiro Nakai.

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Fuji TV press conference

Koichi Minato (L) and Shuji Kano bow at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, after their resignations as president and chairman, respectively, of Fuji Television Network Inc. were announced following allegations that an official of the broadcaster played a role in the sexual misconduct scandal involving TV host Masahiro Nakai.

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Fuji TV press conference

Koichi Minato attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, after his resignation as president of Fuji Television Network Inc. was announced following allegations that an official of the broadcaster played a role in the sexual misconduct scandal involving TV host Masahiro Nakai.

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Fuji TV press conference

Koichi Minato attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, after his resignation as president of Fuji Television Network Inc. was announced following allegations that an official of the broadcaster played a role in the sexual misconduct scandal involving TV host Masahiro Nakai.

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Fuji TV press conference

Koichi Minato attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, after his resignation as president of Fuji Television Network Inc. was announced following allegations that an official of the broadcaster played a role in the sexual misconduct scandal involving TV host Masahiro Nakai.

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Fuji TV press conference

Koichi Minato attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, after his resignation as president of Fuji Television Network Inc. was announced following allegations that an official of the broadcaster played a role in the sexual misconduct scandal involving TV host Masahiro Nakai.

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Fuji TV president meets press over Japan TV host Nakai's sex scandal

Koichi Minato (C), president of Fuji Television Network Inc., holds a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2025, following allegations it was involved in a sexual misconduct scandal involving Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, best known as a member of the now-defunct pop group SMAP, and a woman.

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Fuji TV president meets press over Japan TV host Nakai's sex scandal

Koichi Minato, president of Fuji Television Network Inc., holds a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2025, following allegations it was involved in a sexual misconduct scandal involving Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, best known as a member of the now-defunct pop group SMAP, and a woman.

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Fuji TV president meets press over Japan TV host Nakai's sex scandal

Koichi Minato, president of Fuji Television Network Inc., holds a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2025, following allegations it was involved in a sexual misconduct scandal involving Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, best known as a member of the now-defunct pop group SMAP, and a woman.

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Ceremony held to honor 16 as Persons of Cultural Merit

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Tanaka (L), one of 16 recipients of this year's Persons of Cultural Merit awards, receives a citation from Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Atsuko Toyama at a hotel in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Nov. 5. Tanaka, who won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, was also awarded this year's Order of Culture on Nov. 3.

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Kato says will leave LDP, quit as faction chief

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Kato, former secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is surrounded by reporters in front of his home in Tokyo's Minato Ward on March 18. Kato said he will leave the LDP to take responsibility for a tax-evasion scandal involving his former senior aide.

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LDP's Kato surrounded by reporters out front of his home

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Kato, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) heavyweight, is surrounded by reporters out front of his home in Tokyo's Minato Ward in the morning on Nov. 18. Kato reiterated he will vote for a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's cabinet expected to be submitted to the Diet by opposition parties Nov. 20. Kato is a former LDP secretary general who heads the LDP's second largest faction.

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Kato says will leave LDP, quit as faction chief

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Kato, former secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is surrounded by reporters in front of his home in Tokyo's Minato Ward on March 18. Kato said he will leave the LDP to take responsibility for a tax-evasion scandal involving his former senior aide.

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Ceremony held to honor 16 as Persons of Cultural Merit

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Tanaka (L), one of 16 recipients of this year's Persons of Cultural Merit awards, receives a citation from Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Atsuko Toyama at a hotel in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Nov. 5. Tanaka, who won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, was also awarded this year's Order of Culture on Nov. 3. (Kyodo)

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LDP's Kato surrounded by reporters out front of his home

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Kato, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) heavyweight, is surrounded by reporters out front of his home in Tokyo's Minato Ward in the morning on Nov. 18. Kato reiterated he will vote for a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's cabinet expected to be submitted to the Diet by opposition parties Nov. 20. Kato is a former LDP secretary general who heads the LDP's second largest faction.