Japan's beloved Mount Fuji isn't just a popular tourist spot, it's an active volcano that could paralyze wide areas with ash-fall if it erupts, including Tokyo. NHK World reports on how the ...

Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV will set up an inquiry into a scandal involving a celebrity TV host, after public pressure from an activist investor and a fall in share prices. The results of the ...

Major network Fuji Television said Thursday it was probing allegations involving one of Japan's biggest celebrities after an activist investor said it was "outraged" by the lack of transparency.

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Activist Urges Japan’s Fuji Media to Probe Celebrity Scandal Former SMAP member Nakai has apologized over ‘problem’ Rising Sun says coverup could damage shareholder value ...

(Mainichi/Naoaki Hasegawa) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Fuji Television Network Inc ... SMAP was formed in 1988 and gained popularity in Japan and across Asia before disbanding in 2016.

NEW YORK -- An affiliate of U.S. activist fund Dalton Investments has urged Japanese broadcaster Fuji Media Holdings to launch an independent investigation into alleged sexual misconduct by TV ...

The ire initially targeting TV personality Masahiro Nakai over an alleged incident of sexual misconduct is now shifting to Fuji TV over its lack of corporate governance in dealing with the ...

X users, especially sports fans, may be seeing an influx of recent posts accompanied with photos, asking them to "tap, hold and load in 4K." What has been deemed a trend is really just a function ...

Fuji Television Network Inc. said Wednesday it has launched an investigation into ... SMAP was formed in 1988 and gained popularity in Japan and across Asia before disbanding in 2016.

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...