Entertainment

Fuji TV Loses Over 75 Advertisers Over Nakai Masahiro Scandal

Will Fuji TV disappear from Japan's airwaves? That's what some are wondering as the company loses most of its sponsors.

The president of Fuji TV held what may be the world's most cowardly press conference, forbidding it from being streamed live or rebroadcast.

The station reported a loss for the third year running. To help plug the hole, it says it plans to collect fees from residents without TVs.

Actor Yoshizawa Ryo is out of a contract with Asahi Beer after drunkenly wandering into an apartment that wasn't his.

A small cosmetics company in Japan was using its official account to attack the band number_i, as well as McDonald's and Suntory.

Nakai Masahiro isn't talking about the eyebrow-raising lawsuit he settled. In response, some TV stations seem to be taking him off the air.

Would you watch a show that's nothing but a guy eating food? Many in Japan and the world already do - and now, they can see the movie.

Not even Hashimoto Kanna can save NHK's morning drama Omusubi, with many saying its gyaru character rubs them the wrong way.

Oshikatsu is a booming business in Japan. But data shows many fans are concerned about the toll supporting their faves takes on their lives.