A Wake-Up Call for Fuji TV and the Entire Television Industry Amid the Rise of the #MeToo Movement

A good-looking AD is preyed upon by a female celebrity.

“Even if lawyers who are closely connected with Fuji TV’s executives announce that ‘there was no involvement from Fuji TV,’ no one will believe them. A third-party committee made up of multiple lawyers and experts needs to conduct a strict investigation, interviewing female announcers and employees to fully expose the truth. The public isn’t stupid, and they won’t be fooled,” said a national newspaper journalist.

A former female announcer now working as a YouTuber, Kana Aoki, shared on X:

“Many of the people in Fuji TV’s production team are, in a bad way, very pushy.”

She continued, 

“I used to be driven around by high-ranking Fuji TV staff involved in multiple show productions, and they wouldn’t let me get out of the car until I kissed or let them touch me. If I refused, they would get angry. At the time, I was mentally distraught and had to take medication every time.”

In the January 16 issue of Weekly Bunshun, a “current Fuji TV announcer,” using a pseudonym, confessed that she had been “offered to Fuji TV executive A.”

“Honestly, it’s not just Fuji TV—many television stations have similar practices, where powerful producers and talent receive services. However, if you report it, you risk being blacklisted from the entertainment industry or suffering severe psychological damage from the abuse. That’s why many women kept quiet and suffered in silence. Even when they did report it, it rarely went to the police. The perpetrator would just be transferred, and the matter would be handled internally. But now, with Nakai’s issue surfacing and becoming a social issue, voices are beginning to rise under the ‘Me Too’ movement. It wasn’t just women; even handsome ADs fell victim to the predatory talents. There must be many executives and talent in television stations now living in fear,” said a source from a wide-show production.

Even someone at the top of the entertainment industry, like Nakai, disappeared in an instant. Will the turmoil in the entertainment world continue?