#CultureShock for our younger child this holiday: Broadcast TV where you can’t freely choose (beyond the channels), can’t pause, and can’t resume or play the next episode when by chance you find something good. #JapaneseTV vs #NHKOnDemand (what we have at home)

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

Dalton Investments is joining forces with other investors to pressure Fuji Media Holdings to spin off its real estate arm, the latest twist in a situation seen as a litmus test for shareholder influence in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/28/companies/dalton-investments-shakes-up-fuji-media/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #daltoninvestments #fujimediaholdings #japanesetv #investments

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

Some Japanese reality show cast members are still pestered with defamation five years after professional wrestler Hana Kimura, who appeared on "Terrace House," took her own life after a flood of defamatory comments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/23/japan/society/online-defamation-five-years-on/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #cyberbullying #socialmedia #hanakimura #japanesetv #mentalhealth #misinformation

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

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

推しが上司になりまして (My Oshi Became my Boss) [Japan 2023]

A new dorama added in my media center, with Airi Suzuki, one of my favorite actors from Japan !

U.S. investment firm Dalton Investments, a major shareholder in Fuji Media Holdings, will propose candidates for the Japanese media group's board of directors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/16/japan/dalton-investments-fuji-directors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #media #japanesetv #fujitv #daltoninvestments #sexualharassment

The communications ministry said Thursday that it has warned Fuji Television Network and its parent, Fuji Media Holdings, over their handling of a sex scandal by a former celebrity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/04/japan/fuji-tv-scandal-government-warning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fujitv #japanesetv #sexualharassment #masahironakai

A third-party report on a series of scandals at Fuji TV has shed light on not only the "sexual violence" committed by TV personality Masahiro Nakai against a newscaster but also a culture of harassment at the firm. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/01/japan/media/fuji-corporate-culture/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #media #fujitv #fujimediaholdings #japanesetv #masahironakai #corporategovernance #sexualharassment

A third party panel has concluded that Fuji TV bears heavy responsibility over "sexual violence" committed by TV star Masahiro Nakai, acknowledging the nature of his "trouble" with an unnamed woman for the first time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/31/japan/media/fuji-tv-third-party-probe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #media #fujitv #fujimediaholdings #japanesetv #masahironakai #corporategovernance

Singer and actor Ayumi Ishida, known for her hit song "Blue Light Yokohama," died of hypothyroidism at a Tokyo hospital on March 11. She was 76. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/18/japan/ayumi-ishida-obituary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ayumiishida #bluelightyokohama #japanesetv #cinemas

Can romance bloom without an iPhone? Netflix Japan's new reality series "Offline Love" leans into nostalgia for a simpler time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/02/18/tv-streaming/offline-love/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #tvstreaming #netflix #offlinelove #streaming #japanesetv

Fuji Media Holdings says it will set up a panel to discuss ways to rebuild Fuji Television Network, a subsidiary mired in a sex scandal involving former TV host Masahiro Nakai. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/06/japan/fuji-media-panel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fujitv #fujimediaholdings #japanesetv #masahironakai #corporategovernance

Fuji Media’s reputation is in tatters as a sexual harassment scandal dominates the news in Japan, yet the company’s shares have surged 45% this year, making it the best-performing stock on the benchmark Topix index. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/04/companies/fuji-media-investors-bet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #fujitv #fujimediaholdings #stocks #investments #masahironakai #japanesetv #corporategovernance

Fuji Television is receiving both measured praise and mild criticism from international crisis management consultants for its marathon, 10-hour news conference. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/31/companies/fuji-tv-pr/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #fujitv #masahironakai #japanesetv #media #corporategovernance #celebrities #sexcrimes

Sexual misconduct by one of the country's biggest celebrities is threatening Fuji TV, a major television network. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/01/29/japan/a-pop-star-sex-scandal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #fujitv #masahironakai #japanesetv #media #corporategovernance #celebrities #sexcrimes

A Japan Times reporter didn't know what to expect going into a Fuji TV news conference on Monday addressing an ongoing scandal. It turned out to be a chaotic 10-hour marathon like nothing she's ever experienced. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/28/japan/society/fuji-tv-first-person/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #fujitv #masahironakai #japanesetv #media #corporategovernance #celebrities

Fuji TV's second news conference over the debacle surrounding former SMAP member Masahiro Nakai lasted a whopping 10 hours and wrapped up after 2 a.m, only serving to invite even more chaos. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/28/japan/explainer/fuji-tv-presser-takeaways/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #explainer #fujitv #masahironakai #japanesetv #media #corporategovernance #celebrities #sexcrimes