<figure id="attachment_465572" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-465572" style="width: 4928px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="fac6dd27"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/04/acbc4fe413487991b2281f3d5470e5b6.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-465572" class="wp-caption-text">Masahiro Nakai is talking about domain renewal. Is it really the first step toward his comeback? &#8230;&#8230;</figcaption></figure>
<h2><span class="strongInContent"> The &#8220;intention&#8221; of the domain renewal</span></h2>
<p> Masahiro Nakai, 53, who disappeared from public life after declaring his retirement in January 2013, has made a move.</p>
<p> On April 15, &#8220;Smart FLASH&#8221; reported that Nakai renewed the domain name of the official website of his personal agency &#8220;Nobirinakai&#8221; in April this year.</p>
<p> Even from fans.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> &#8220;It is only a matter of time before it closes.</span></p>
<p> The site was considered by fans to be &#8220;only a matter of time before it closes. There seems to be a good reason why Nakai, who is supposed to have retired, maintained the domain name, which is also known as his &#8220;address&#8221; on the Internet.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> There are two reasons for this,&#8221; said one entertainment professional.</span></p>
<p> One is to manage the brand.</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> One is probably for &#8220;brand management. Nakai has always been extremely averse to his name and image being used in unintended ways. If he were to give up the domain name, there is a risk that a third party would create a similar site, such as &#8220;Nomborinakai.com,&#8221; and use it to impersonate him or to send malicious information. This is probably a defensive measure.</span></p>
<h2><span class="strongInContent"> The Still Existing Role of &#8220;Nonbirinakai</span></h2>
<p> The &#8220;co.jp&#8221; in the domain name &#8220;nonbirinakai.co.jp&#8221; used by Mr. Nakai is extremely reliable and can only be obtained and maintained by a company registered in Japan. You can maintain this domain by paying an annual maintenance fee of several thousand to several tens of thousands of yen to renew the domain.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Another, more important factor is &#8220;platform maintenance. By keeping the domain name, you are always in a position to transmit information using the &#8220;Nombiri Nakai&#8221; website. Having a site that is recognized by many people, not just fans, is very reassuring in terms of the ability to spread information when you start sending it out. It would be tantamount to sending a silent message to fans and industry insiders that the store is not folding up,&#8221; a source in the entertainment industry speculated.</span></p>
<p> (A source close to the entertainment industry).</p>
<p> In the January 2014 issue of &#8220;Josei Seven,&#8221; Nakai was interviewed by a reporter and politely answered his questions.</p>
<p> As for his return to show business.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> I&#8217;ve never thought about it.</span></p>
<p> But as for his own physical condition</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> I&#8217;m fine.</span></p>
<p> I&#8217;m fine,&#8221; she said with a smile.</p>
<p> In response to this website&#8217;s inquiry, a TV station official said, &#8220;Of course she was addressing her fans with that &#8216;I&#8217;m fine&#8217; comment,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> In response to this website, a TV station staffer said, &#8220;Of course she was saying &#8216;I&#8217;m fine&#8217; to her fans, but I feel like she was also saying it to people in the industry like us. It&#8217;s more like a statement of presence. I can&#8217;t help but feel that Mr. Nakai&#8217;s aggressive moves this year, such as being interviewed directly and updating his domain name, are preparation for his return. He may not be able to do terrestrial broadcasting, but there are many ways to conduct his activities, such as online distribution starting from his official website or turning into a producer,&#8221; he said.</span></p>
<p> He adds, &#8220;I am sure that I will not be able to return to terrestrial broadcasting.</p>
<p> The small step of renewing his domain name may be a harbinger of the re-launch of the &#8220;Masahiro Nakai&#8221; content.</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> In the &#8220;Entertainment Reporter Channel&#8221; of FRIDAY Digital (YouTube), current entertainment journalists will discuss &#8220;Signs of Nakai Masahiro&#8217;s Resumption of Activities?　The &#8220;truth&#8221; behind the renewal of his website domain&#8221; and discusses the possibility of Nakai&#8217;s return to show business. The article further discusses and explains the possibility of Nakai&#8217;s resumption of activities, including his relationship with Hideaki Takizawa, the president of TOBE, who is working behind the scenes, and the changes that are taking place in the industry.</span></p>
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 Norifumi Arakida (FRIDAY Digital Entertainment Desk)

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