Former star of J-pop band SMAP Masahiro Nakai resigned after several damning reports and suspicions that broadcasting giant ...

As J-pop superstar and TV host Masahiro Nakai announces his retirement over sexual misconduct allegations, AFP looks at recent scandals in Japan's media and entertainment industry: ...

A man stabbed three people at a train station in central Japan before fleeing the scene, leaving one person dead, local media reported.

U.S. stocks rose to a record Thursday as Wall Street regained some of the momentum that catapulted it to 57 all-time highs last year.

Japan's Fuji Media Holdings has held an emergency board meeting after 80 advertisers, including the likes of Toyota, McDonald’s, 7-Eleven and SoftBank, said ...