The president and managing director of Fuji Television Network, Koichi Minato, and the director general of Fuji Media Holdings, Shuji Kano, announced their resignation at a press conference at the headquarters of Fuji Television, in Tokyo, on January 27, 2025. Eugene Hoshiko / AP The sex scandal involving the Japanese television star Masahiro Nakai reveals the contempt often displayed by the Japanese media towards their employees and collaborators. However, the revelation in the big day of this case testifies to a society less and less tolerant in the face of this kind of behavior, in a Japan where the #MeToo movement is struggling to emerge. The Fuji TV channel, the first Japanese commercial broadcaster, announced, on Monday, January 27, an independent investigation into the sexual assault committed by Mr. Nakai during a meal organized by one of his executives. The same day, its president, Koichi Minato, and that of the parent company Fuji Media, Shuji Kano, announced their resignation. “With hindsight, I understand that our reaction was not up to par,” said Mr. Minato. The story dates back to June 2023, but was only revealed in December 2024 by tabloids. “A dinner was planned with several people. It was organized by a Fuji TV executive. But no one came. There was only Nakai and me. I understood that it was a “mounted blow”, “said the victim in the weekly Shukan Bunshun, who would have undergone” sexual acts against [s]at will ”. She tried to talk to the chain, who ignored her. An arrangement has nevertheless been negotiated and Mr. Nakai would have paid “compensation” to the victim. You have 76.43% of this article to read. The rest is reserved for subscribers.
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Publish date : 2025-02-01 14:25:52
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