The Japan TimesJan 29
Fuji Television Network has regained about 80% of its sponsors who suspended commercials in the wake of a sexual abuse scandal that led to the resignation of its president about a year ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/29/companies/fuji-tv-scandal-one-year/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #fujitv #sponsorship #media #masahironakai #sexualharassment
Fuji TV regains 80% of sponsors, a year on from scandal

Following a management renewal, sponsors began to slowly resume commercials in the summer.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesAug 19, 2025
Japanese singer and actor Masaharu Fukuyama has admitted attending a dinner organized by a Fuji TV executive in which female announcers were invited for entertainment purposes, but denies harassing anyone. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/19/japan/media/japanese-celebrity-fuji-tv-scandal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #media #masaharufukuyama #fujitv #fujimediaholdings #masahironakai
Masaharu Fukuyama admits to attending Fuji TV dinner

The singer-actor said he was the “powerful male cast member” referenced by a third-party panel investigating the broadcaster, but denied involvement in any harassment.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesAug 1, 2025
Fuji Media Holdings expects to incur a consolidated operating loss of ¥12 billion for fiscal 2025, which would be its first full-year operating loss since becoming a holding company in 2008. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/01/companies/fuji-media-annual-loss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #fujimedia #media #fujitv #masahironakai
Fuji Media expects first annual operating loss since 2008

It expects a consolidated operating loss of ¥12 billion for the fiscal year ending March 2026 on a slower-than-expected recovery in advertising revenue.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesJul 30, 2025
Compliance violations and misconduct in Japan’s entertainment industry have long been overlooked, but a recent wave of scandals involving TV personalities may present an opportunity for lasting change. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/30/japan/media/changes-in-tv-industry/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #media #japanesetv #tokio #taichikokubun #ntv #celebrities #fujitv #japanesetv #masahironakai #sexualharassment #corporategovernance #sexcrimes #johnnykitagawa
How the Japanese TV industry is changing

After a series of major scandals in recent years, Japan’s TV industry appears to be growing more sensitive to issues of harassment and misconduct.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesJun 20, 2025
Fuji TV has settled with the victim of a “sexual violence” incident involving former TV personality Masahiro Nakai and a former female announcer with the broadcaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/20/japan/media/fuji-tv-compensation-sex-violence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #media #fujitv #masahironakai #sexcrimes #japanesetv #media #celebrities #corporategovernance
Fuji TV settles ‘sexual violence’ case with apology and compensation to victim

Fuji TV President Kenji Shimizu apologized to the unnamed woman over the incident and how the company handled it.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesJun 6, 2025
Fuji Television Network said it will file a lawsuit against the former president and former executive vice president over the broadcaster's response to alleged sexual assault by former TV star Masahiro Nakai. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/06/japan/crime-legal/fuji-tv-to-sue-ex-execs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #fujitv #japanesetv #masahironakai #sexualharassment
Fuji TV to sue former executives over their response to Nakai scandal

The company also demoted the then-head of programming for his alleged secondary harassment of the victim, a former Fuji TV announcer.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesMay 23, 2025
A third-party committee defended its report concluding that former television personality Masahiro Nakai had committed "sexual violence" against a former Fuji TV announcer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/23/japan/media/fuji-panel-defense/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #media #masahironakai #fujimediaholdings #fujitv #japanesetv #corporategovernance #sexcrimes #women039sissues
Fuji TV panel defends conclusion of 'sexual violence' by Nakai

The committee rejected the request from Nakai's lawyer to disclose interview records and other evidence, claiming that it would undermine its independence and neutrality.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesMay 13, 2025
A lawyer for former popular television personality Masahiro Nakai has refuted a third-party committee's report that found Nakai committed "sexual violence" against a former Fuji TV announcer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/13/japan/media/nakai-refutation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #media #masahironakai #fujitv #fujimediaholdings #japanesetv #corporategovernance #sexcrimes #women039sissues
Nakai's lawyer refutes third-party report finding 'sexual violence'

The lawyer demanded that the committee disclose the evidence behind its report, which was released in March, by May 26.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesMay 12, 2025
Dalton Investments’ co-founder James Rosenwald has called on Fuji Media Holdings to negotiate a settlement, saying he wants to avoid a proxy fight with the Japanese broadcaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/12/companies/dalton-investments-interview-on-fuji-media/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #daltoninvestments #corporategovernance #fujimediaholdings #fujitv #japanesetv #masahironakai
Dalton Investments seeks talks with Fuji Media to avoid proxy fight

The activist investor wants the Japanese broadcaster to change its board members and spin off its real estate business, among other things.

The Japan Times
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