Masahiro Nakai, Japan TV Personality, Announces His Retirement

The Yomiuri Shimbun

12:39 JST, January 23, 2025

Masahiro Nakai, 52, a TV personality whose problematic behavior with a woman developed into a scandal involving Fuji Television Network, Inc., announced on Thursday that he would be retiring from the entertainment industry.

He posted the announcement on his own paid membership website.

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