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<h2> TV stations did not take it seriously</h2>
 Former SMAP member Masahiro Nakai has effectively suspended his activities.
 In June of the year before last, Nakai had a serious problem with a woman in the entertainment industry, Xko, and paid her 90 million yen through a representative.
 When this was exposed, Nakai&#8217;s regular TV and radio programs had to be suspended, replaced, and scenes in which he appeared cut entirely. 2 commercial clients also put the video on hold prior to this &#8230;&#8230;.
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 On January 9, an impatient Nakai released a statement titled &#8220;Apology&#8221; on his official website.
 It is also true that a settlement has been reached and resolved through representatives of both parties.
 ã€€There is absolutely no force, such as raising hands, in this trouble, as some reports have suggested. The settlement has been reached, and I will be able to continue my entertainment activities without hindrance.
 Nakai&#8217;s efforts to put out the fire were far from successful, and he has completely disappeared from the public eye. According to a person involved in entertainment production
 According to a person involved in the entertainment production, &#8220;Mr. Nakai is embarrassed that a story that has already been settled has surfaced at this time, and he is shocked that he was shut out of the entertainment world so quickly.
 Nakai&#8217;s story has already been settled.
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 It was around last fall that rumors of Nakai&#8217;s untoward activities began to circulate behind the scenes. At that point, TV stations and agencies began to investigate, but since Fuji Television and Nakai&#8217;s side had leaked out stories that the matter had been &#8220;resolved,&#8221; they had kept the matter in the back of their minds, but did not take it that seriously.
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Mr. Nakai is a person who has done a lot for the TV stations. It was difficult for the TV stations, except for Fuji Television, which was the epicenter of the trouble, to &#8220;question&#8221; him about the situation. At that point, the key stations did not expect it to become this big a deal.
 However, in December, when some of the media became active and &#8220;it might come out,&#8221; Fuji Television announced that &#8220;Dareka to Nakai&#8221; would end its broadcast in March. This was at a stage when it had been decided to appoint Junichi Okada as MC in place of Murotsuyoshi from the beginning of the year.
 It was said to be &#8220;unthinkable from an industry standpoint&#8221; (said a TV station official).
 It was said to be &#8220;unthinkable from the industry&#8217;s point of view.
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 In mid-December of last year, Women&#8217;s Seven reported a story, and when the Weekly Bunshun followed up on it, TV station executives contacted other stations across the board to discuss future policies. Since the timing was at the end of the year, it was decided that each station would make its own decision on the year-end special program, but after the new year, it was agreed that Nakai would not be allowed to appear on the program.
 said another TV station official.
 At the same time, the TV stations were also trying to protect their credibility.
<h2> We don&#8217;t want the problem to spread to the constitution of the TV station.</h2>
 In the case of the sexual assault of the late Johnny Kitagawa, the major media outlets were accused of having been complicit with the former Johnny&#8217;s office and neglecting the issue of Johnny&#8217;s for many years. Learning from this, the Federation of Commercial Broadcasters&#8217; Associations formulated its &#8220;Basic Stance on Human Rights. It confirmed that it would take a tough stance against sexual troubles.
 According to some reports, TV stations will soon conduct direct &#8220;interviews&#8221; with Nakai.
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 However, Nakai is bound by a confidentiality agreement with Ms. X and cannot reveal details of the trouble without permission.
 A reporter in charge of entertainment at a sports newspaper said
 In other words, the station&#8217;s &#8216;Nakai hearing&#8217; is like a pose. It is merely an external appeal that the TV station is &#8216;working on the issue with an awareness of the problem.
 The reporter also pointed out that &#8220;the station&#8217;s &#8216;Nakai hearing&#8217; is just a posture.
 After Nakai admitted to the trouble on January 9, announcer Yasumi Yoshihara of TBS&#8217;s &#8220;Sunday Japon&#8221; said, &#8220;We at JNN are not aware of this matter.
 We at JNN will continue to cover this case and will report any facts that need to be reported after giving due consideration to the human rights of the women involved, their privacy, and the fact that the case has been settled,&#8221; commented Yasumi Yoshihara, an announcer at the station.
 NTV also commented on the &#8220;news zero&#8221; program. NTV also commented on &#8220;news zero&#8221; that Izumi Oguri, the head of the station&#8217;s commentary committee, said, &#8220;I have interviewed Ms. Nakai&#8217;s side of the story.
 After interviewing Mr. Nakai, we will examine the facts closely and report any facts that should be reported,&#8221; Izumi Oguri, the head of NTV&#8217;s commentary committee, said.
 He said.
 This is just another appeal to say, &#8216;We are taking the initiative in tackling this issue. The trouble itself is a sensitive matter, and it has already been settled. Everyone in the TV industry knows that we can&#8217;t report the details.
 The industry is already in the process of cutting off Mr. Nakai and ending the matter. We don&#8217;t want the problem to spread to the relationship between female bureaucrats and celebrities and the nature of the TV station. Ms. Nakai&#8217;s case is an exception, but all TV stations have been inviting female station staff as companions to drinking parties with influential sponsors and popular TV personalities.
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