<figure id="attachment_437924" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-437924" style="width: 1210px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="b456f0a0"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/09/045159ef287ab5a81eb90240606448ee.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-437924" class="wp-caption-text">Masahiro Nakai has been making a lot of noise as reports of his &#8220;resurrection&#8221; have emerged. &#8230;&#8230;</figcaption></figure>
<h2><span class="strongInContent"> Fuji TV is going to court to put an end to this.</span></h2>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> &#8220;It won&#8217;t turn into a lawsuit.&#8221;</span></p>
<p> Perhaps he is convinced of this.</p>
<p> Former TV personality Masahiro Nakai (53) is suddenly making a lot of noise.</p>
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<p> The series of problems at Fuji Television have finally led to a lawsuit against former president Koichi Minato and former senior managing director Ryo Ohta, demanding approximately 5 billion yen in damages. The lawsuit claims that the company suffered approximately 45.3 billion yen in damages as a result of the two men&#8217;s failure to take appropriate action regarding a dispute between Nakai and a female victim, and demands partial payment of the damages.</p>
<p> However, based on information from various sources, it appears that Mr. Minato and Mr. Ohta have already &#8220;completely blown it&#8221; and will likely admit full culpability at the trial. A Fuji Television insider adds, &#8220;This trial will be a &#8216;new Fuji TV&#8217; trial.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> The trial is like a rite of passage necessary to become the &#8220;new Fuji TV. There is a strong implication that the company will have to come to terms with its sponsors and stakeholders.</span></p>
<p> The next question is whether the lawsuit will be extended to Mr. Nakai, who was asked to compensate for damages at Fuji Media Holdings&#8217; general shareholders meeting on June 25, but the hurdle is not low at all.</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> If he files a lawsuit, unlike Mr. Minato and Mr. Ohta, Mr. Nakai&#8217;s side is sure to launch an all-out war against him. If that happens, the victim woman will be in the spotlight again. Above all, just as the &#8220;new Fuji TV&#8221; was about to take its first step forward, the clock could be turned back again.</span></p>
<p> It is also significant that Nakai and the female victim have reached a settlement regarding what &#8220;happened&#8221; on the night of June 2, 2011, the day of the trouble.</p>
<div data-friday-nextpage-lead=" It has been more than eight months since he disappeared from the public eye. ......"></div>
<p><span class="strongInContent">It is difficult to know what kind of case to file against Mr. Nakai. If we cannot maintain the trial, it will be Fuji that will be embarrassed. Some shareholders and station employees are supporting the lawsuit, but we need to consider the legal aspects of the case.</span></p>
<p> After the announcement of the 5 billion yen lawsuit against Mr. Minato and Mr. Ohta, we contacted Fuji Television again about the possibility of a lawsuit against Mr. Nakai,</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> Fuji Television believes that our top priority is to restore trust in the company as soon as possible through the implementation of improvement measures aimed at &#8220;revitalization and reform. We are considering the possibility of pursuing Mr. Nakai&#8217;s responsibility with outside lawyers, but we believe it is necessary to make a careful decision after comprehensively considering the possibility of Mr. Nakai&#8217;s legal responsibility being recognized in a trial, the amount of damages if responsibility is recognized, and the burden on the victim, Ms. A, if a lawsuit is filed.</span></p>
<p> He answered, &#8220;I think it is necessary to make a careful decision.</p>
<h2><span class="strongInContent"> Mr. Nakai, who has been living a life of refraining from going out as much as possible</span></h2>
<p> Compared to when President Kenji Shimizu suggested the possibility of a lawsuit against Mr. Nakai when he first took office, it is clear that he has become much more cautious. Perhaps sensing this mood, Mr. Nakai&#8217;s side feels that a lawsuit from Fuji is &#8220;probably safe.</p>
<p> Recently, there have been reports about Nakai&#8217;s &#8220;next&#8221; move. Women&#8217;s Jijin&#8221; reported a theory that Nakai &#8220;will turn into a You Tuber&#8221; and that he has asked an industry insider to write a script for the content of his distribution.</p>
<p> Although this story is hard to believe at first glance, according to a source who knows Mr. Nakai, &#8220;Mr. Nakai is going to leave the public eye.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> According to a source who knows Mr. Nakai, &#8220;It has been more than eight months since Mr. Nakai disappeared from the public eye. He has been living a life of avoiding going out as much as possible, and has been spending more and more time on his own. In the meantime, Mr. Nakai has been receiving various offers, and the YouTube distribution is believed to be a part of it.</span></p>
<p> The source said, &#8220;There is no possibility that he will be able to return to show business.</p>
<p> The chances of him returning to show business are close to zero, but it would be hard to live the rest of his life without doing anything. We also hear about Nakai&#8217;s philanthropic activities.</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> In July, it was reported that SU of &#8220;RIP SLYME,&#8221; a local junior member, visited Mr. Nakai at his apartment. It is said that he invited Mr. Nakai to participate in such charity projects as a change of pace.</span></p>
<p> Mr. Nakai himself has long provided support to the areas affected by the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in 1995 and the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. He has donated for more than 25 years and has received the Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon decoration three times.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> His concern for the affected areas is genuine,&#8221; said Mr. Nakai. Nakai&#8217;s image has taken a nosedive due to a series of troubles, but I believe that his repeated &#8220;good deeds&#8221; will provide an opportunity to reevaluate his past achievements.</span></p>
<p> What will be Mr. Nakai&#8217;s &#8220;next step&#8221;?</p>


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