Masahiro Nakai, a popular Japanese television host who was a member of the former pop group SMAP and is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal, said on Thursday he has retired from show business.

Nakai said in a statement to his paid fan club that he had "completed all discussions with TV stations, radio broadcasters and sponsors regarding my termination, cancellation, removal and contract ...

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“I, Masahiro Nakai, am retiring from show business as of today,” Nakai, 52, said in his statement, according to a translation by The Yomiuri Shimbun. He added that conversations regarding the ...

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