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Japan TV host Nakai retires

A digital monitor in Tokyo's Akihabara area shows the news on Jan. 23, 2025, that Masahiro Nakai, a popular TV host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, has announced his retirement from show business.

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Japan TV host Nakai retires

A digital monitor in Tokyo's Akihabara area shows the news on Jan. 23, 2025, that Masahiro Nakai, a popular TV host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, has announced his retirement from show business.

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Japan TV host Nakai retires

A digital monitor in Tokyo's Akihabara area shows the news on Jan. 23, 2025, that Masahiro Nakai, a popular TV host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, has announced his retirement from show business.

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Japan TV host Nakai retires

A digital monitor in Tokyo's Shimbashi area shows the news on Jan. 23, 2025, that Masahiro Nakai, a popular TV host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, has announced his retirement from show business.

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Japan TV host Nakai retires

A digital monitor in Tokyo's Shimbashi area shows the news on Jan. 23, 2025, that Masahiro Nakai, a popular TV host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, has announced his retirement from show business.

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Japan TV host Nakai retires

A monitor on a building in Tokyo's Shibuya area shows the news on Jan. 23, 2025, that Masahiro Nakai, a popular TV host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, has announced his retirement from show business.

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Japan TV host Nakai retires

A monitor on a building in Tokyo's Shibuya area shows the news on Jan. 23, 2025, that Masahiro Nakai, a popular TV host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, has announced his retirement from show business.

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Japan TV host Nakai retires

A monitor on a building in Tokyo's Shibuya area shows the news on Jan. 23, 2025, that Masahiro Nakai, a popular TV host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, has announced his retirement from show business.

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Japan TV host Nakai retires

A digital monitor on a building in Tokyo's Shibuya area shows the news on Jan. 23, 2025, that Masahiro Nakai, a popular TV host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, has announced his retirement from show business.

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Japan TV host Nakai's retirement

A monitor in Osaka's Umeda area shows the news on Jan. 23, 2025, that Masahiro Nakai, a popular TV host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, has announced his retirement from show business.

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Japan TV host Nakai's retirement

A monitor in Osaka's Umeda area shows the news on Jan. 23, 2025, that Masahiro Nakai, a popular TV host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, has announced his retirement from show business.

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Japan TV host Nakai's retirement

A monitor in Osaka's Umeda area shows the news on Jan. 23, 2025, that Masahiro Nakai, a popular TV host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, has announced his retirement from show business.

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Monitor showing news of Japan TV host Nakai's retirement

A monitor on a Tokyo street shows the news on Jan. 23, 2025, that Masahiro Nakai, a popular TV host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, has announced his retirement from show business.

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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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Supporters appointed for Japan pavilion at expo

TOKYO, Japan - TV personality and fish expert Sakana-kun (R) poses with Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano at the industry ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2012. The ministry appointed Sakana-kun and seven others, including Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, a member of Japanese pop group SMAP, as official supporters of the Japan pavilion at the upcoming international exposition in Yeosu, southern South Korea.

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SMAP fans in China

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese girls who are fans of Japanese male pop group SMAP are pictured near Workers Stadium in Beijing on Sept. 16, 2011, when the group held a concert there. It was SMAP's first overseas concert since their launch in 1988.

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SMAP's 1st overseas concert in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Fans of Japanese male pop group SMAP attend a concert at Workers Stadium in Beijing on Sept. 16, 2011. It was the group's first overseas concert since its launch in 1988.

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SMAP fans in China

BEIJING, China - Chinese fans of Japanese pop group SMAP gather in front of Workers Stadium in Beijing, prior to a concert by the group on Sept. 16, 2011. It will be the group's first overseas concert since its launch in 1988.

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SMAP fans gather despite no-show at Expo

SHANGHAI, China - Japanese and Chinese fans of the Japanese pop group SMAP pose with goods featuring the members near the Shanghai Expo's Culture Center on June 13, 2010. They gathered knowing a SMAP event at the center had been canceled.

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SMAP's Katori flying high as police station chief

TOKYO, Japan - Shingo Katori of the pop group SMAP poses wearing a sash saying ''One-Day Chief'' in Tokyo's Katsushika Ward on July 31 after being named as the special chief of the Kameari Police Station.

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Pop star Kusanagi freed day after arrest for indecency

TOKYO, Japan - A van carrying pop star Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, who was arrested on April 23 for allegedly stripping naked at a central Tokyo park, leaves Harajuku Police Station in Tokyo on April 24 after the member of popular music group SMAP was released. Earlier in the day, Kusanagi was sent to the Tokyo local public prosecutors office.

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Pop star Kusanagi freed day after arrest for indecency

TOKYO, Japan - Pop star Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (R), who was arrested on April 23 for allegedly stripping naked at a central Tokyo park, leaves Harajuku Police Station in Tokyo on April 24 after being released. Earlier in the day, the member of popular music group SMAP was sent to the Tokyo local public prosecutors office.

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Pop star Kusanagi freed day after arrest for indecency

TOKYO, Japan - A van carrying pop star Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, who was arrested on April 23 for allegedly stripping naked at a central Tokyo park, leaves Harajuku Police Station in Tokyo on April 24 after the member of popular music group SMAP was released. Earlier in the day, Kusanagi was sent to the Tokyo local public prosecutors office.

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SMAP member Kusanagi arrested for public indecency

TOKYO, Japan - Aerial photo of Hinokicho Park in Tokyo's Minato Ward where Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, a member of Japanese pop music group SMAP, was arrested at around 3 a.m. on April 23 for allegedly stripping naked under the influence of alcohol.

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SMAP member Kusanagi arrested for public indecency

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters gather in front of an office of talent agency Johnny and Associates Inc., to which Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, a member of Japanese pop music group SMAP, belongs, in Tokyo on April 23 after Kusanagi was arrested earlier in the day for allegedly stripping naked under the influence of alcohol at a park in Tokyo's Akasaka district.

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Arrival ceremony of Paralympic torch relay

Former members of disbanded Japanese pop group SMAP, (from L) Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and Shingo Katori, appear at the arrival ceremony of the Paralympic torch relay in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2021, the day of the games' opening ceremony. They serve as International Paralympic Committee special ambassadors.

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Special ambassadors for Tokyo Paralympics

Former members of disbanded Japanese pop group SMAP, (from L) Shingo Katori, Goro Inagaki and Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2021, after attending a press conference on the Tokyo Paralympics. They serve as International Paralympic Committee special ambassadors.

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Special ambassadors for Tokyo Paralympics

Former members of disbanded Japanese pop group SMAP, (from L) Shingo Katori, Goro Inagaki and Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2021, after attending a press conference on the Tokyo Paralympics. They serve as International Paralympic Committee special ambassadors.

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SMAP member Inagaki released after arrest over parking

TOKYO, Japan - Goro Inagaki, a member of the pop group SMAP, who was arrested on suspicion of obstructing police officers from performing their duties and illegally parking his car, was released on Aug. 26 following the Tokyo District Court's rejection of prosecutors' demands to continue detaining him. Inagaki, 27, who had been detained at Shibuya Police Station in downtown Tokyo since his arrest, holds a press conference.

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People dedicate New Year's prayers to SMAP in hopes the band reforms

A wooden plaque, used by worshipers at shrines and temples in Japan to state their wishes and prayers, says, "Please help make SMAP get back together," found among dozens of plaques at Tokyo's Gotokuji temple on Jan. 4, 2017. SMAP, one of Japan's most beloved bands, broke up on Dec. 31, 2016 after nearly 30-year career as pop idols. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fans send message to SMAP in newspaper ad before band's breakup

Photo shows part of an eight-page ad placed by thousands of fans of SMAP, one of Japan's most popular and longest-lived pop groups, in the morning edition of major Japanese daily the Asahi Shimbun on Dec. 30, 2016, a day before SMAP's breakup. The ad, saying the fans will continue rooting for SMAP and including the names of the fans, was paid for by an online crowdfunding campaign that had solicited about 39 million yen ($334,000) by early morning on Dec. 28 from over 12,800 fans. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SMAP makes final appearance in signature variety show before breakup

File photo taken in January 2016 shows a street TV in Tokyo reporting that Japanese pop group SMAP is on the verge of breaking up. SMAP made their final appearance as a group on Dec. 26, 2016, before their planned breakup on Dec. 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SMAP releases greatest hits album ahead of breakup

File photo taken in January 2016 shows a street TV in Tokyo reporting that popular Japanese pop group SMAP is on the verge of breaking up. A greatest hits album "SMAP 25 YEARS" was released on Dec. 21, 2016, 10 days before the group's planned breakup. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SMAP not confirmed for annual year-end music program

File photo taken Jan. 13, 2016, shows a street TV in Tokyo reporting that pop group SMAP is on the verge of breaking up after more than 20 years. Public broadcaster NHK announced on Nov. 24 the lineup for this year's "Kohaku Utagassen" music program, but the former boy band, set to break up on Dec. 31, the show's airdate, was not among them. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SMAP to release greatest hits album before farewell

Photo taken in January 2016 shows pedestrians in Tokyo watching news that pop group SMAP is on the verge of breaking up. SMAP is scheduled to release a greatest hits album on Dec. 21, 2016 -- 10 days before its breakup. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pop group SMAP on verge of breaking up

A street TV in Tokyo reports on Jan. 13, 2016, that pop group SMAP is on the verge of breaking up after more than 20 years. The move has sent shockwaves through the Japanese entertainment industry given the group's popularity at home and elsewhere in Asia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese pop group SMAP on verge of breaking up: sources

Fans of Japanese male pop group SMAP attend the group's first overseas concert at Workers Stadium in Beijing on Sept. 16, 2011. SMAP is on the verge of breaking up after more than 20 years, sources at the band's agency said Jan. 13, 2016, in a move that would send shockwaves through the Japanese entertainment industry given the band's popularity at home and elsewhere in Asia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese pop group SMAP on verge of breaking up: sources

Auto racer Katsuyuki Mori, one of the original six members of Japanese pop group SMAP who left the group in 1996, celebrates after winning a race in Kawaguchi, north of Tokyo, on Jan. 28, 2009. SMAP is on the verge of breaking up after more than 20 years, sources at the band's agency said Jan. 13, 2016, in a move that would send shockwaves through the Japanese entertainment industry given the band's popularity at home and elsewhere in Asia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese pop group SMAP on verge of breaking up: sources

Japanese and Chinese fans of the Japanese pop group SMAP pose with paper fans featuring photos of the group's members at the Shanghai Expo in the Chinese city on June 13, 2010. SMAP is on the verge of breaking up after more than 20 years, sources at the band's agency said Jan. 13, 2016, in a move that would send shockwaves through the Japanese entertainment industry given the band's popularity at home and elsewhere in Asia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese pop group SMAP on verge of breaking up: sources

A large crowd of fans of Japanese male pop group SMAP attend the group's first overseas concert at Workers Stadium in Beijing on Sept. 16, 2011. SMAP is on the verge of breaking up after more than 20 years, sources at the band's agency said Jan. 13, 2016, in a move that would send shockwaves through the Japanese entertainment industry given the band's popularity at home and elsewhere in Asia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SMAP fans gather despite no-show at Expo

SHANGHAI, China - Japanese and Chinese fans of the Japanese pop group SMAP pose with goods featuring the members near the Shanghai Expo's Culture Center on June 13, 2010. They gathered knowing a SMAP event at the center had been canceled. (Kyodo)

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Pop star Kusanagi freed day after arrest for indecency

TOKYO, Japan - A van carrying pop star Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, who was arrested on April 23 for allegedly stripping naked at a central Tokyo park, leaves Harajuku Police Station in Tokyo on April 24 after the member of popular music group SMAP was released. Earlier in the day, Kusanagi was sent to the Tokyo local public prosecutors office. (Kyodo)

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Pop star Kusanagi freed day after arrest for indecency

TOKYO, Japan - A van carrying pop star Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, who was arrested on April 23 for allegedly stripping naked at a central Tokyo park, leaves Harajuku Police Station in Tokyo on April 24 after the member of popular music group SMAP was released. Earlier in the day, Kusanagi was sent to the Tokyo local public prosecutors office. (Kyodo)

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Pop star Kusanagi freed day after arrest for indecency

TOKYO, Japan - Pop star Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (R), who was arrested on April 23 for allegedly stripping naked at a central Tokyo park, leaves Harajuku Police Station in Tokyo on April 24 after being released. Earlier in the day, the member of popular music group SMAP was sent to the Tokyo local public prosecutors office. (Kyodo)

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SMAP member Kusanagi arrested for public indecency

TOKYO, Japan - Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, a member of Japanese pop music group SMAP, is transferred from Akasaka Police Station in Tokyo on April 23 after being arrested earlier in the day for allegedly stripping naked under the influence of alcohol at a park in Tokyo's Akasaka district, Minato Ward. (Kyodo)

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SMAP member Kusanagi arrested for public indecency

TOKYO, Japan - An official of talent agency Johnny and Associates Inc., to which Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, a member of Japanese pop music group SMAP, belongs, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on April 23 after Kusanagi was arrested earlier in the day for allegedly stripping naked under the influence of alcohol at a park in Tokyo's Akasaka district. (Kyodo)

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SMAP member Kusanagi arrested for public indecency

TOKYO, Japan - Aerial photo of Hinokicho Park in Tokyo's Minato Ward where Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, a member of Japanese pop music group SMAP, was arrested at around 3 a.m. on April 23 for allegedly stripping naked under the influence of alcohol. (Kyodo)

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SMAP member Kusanagi arrested for public indecency

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters gather in front of an office of talent agency Johnny and Associates Inc., to which Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, a member of Japanese pop music group SMAP, belongs, in Tokyo on April 23 after Kusanagi was arrested earlier in the day for allegedly stripping naked under the influence of alcohol at a park in Tokyo's Akasaka district. (Kyodo)