The Japanese government on Friday called on Fuji Television Network Inc. to regain trust from viewers and sponsors following a sexual misconduct scandal involving popular TV host Masahiro Nakai and the Tokyo broadcaster’s subsequent handling of the case.
“We would like the company to clarify the facts,” Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Seiichiro Murakami told a press conference, a day after Nakai, who rose to fame as a member of the now disbanded pop group SMAP, announced his retirement from show business.
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