Tokyo, Japan - January 27, 2025 Koichi Minato, president of Fuji Television, one of Japan's leading broadcasters, resigned on Monday after a sex scandal abuse against one of its stars and a former member of the popular boy band SMAP. Minato's decision comes after a Japanese magazine revealed the alleged abuse of a female TV employee by Masahiro Nakai, a former member of the band and one of the biggest celebrities in the network and the Japanese entertainment industry. (Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON). SHOT LIST: FUJI TELEVISION VICE CHAIRMAN RYUNOSUKE ENDO, OUTGOING FUJI TELEVISION PRESIDENT KOICHI MINATO, FUJI MEDIA HOLDING INC. CHAIRMAN AND FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK INC. CHAIRMAN SHUJI KANO AND FUJI MEDIA HOLDING INC. PRESIDENT OSAMU KANEMITSU ATTEND A PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE COMPANY'S HEADQUARTERS IN TOKYO, JAPAN. [Restrictions: Spain, Latin America, or the U.S. Hispanic market]