The abrupt freezing of U.S.-funded outlets will be a blow to efforts at countering Russian and Chinese information offensives. Read more
Rheos, which manages a popular fund called Hifumi, holds 5.12% of Fuji Media shares after building its stake from Jan. 20 to Thursday. Read more
The memo said that the New York Times, National Public Radio, NBC News and Politico must vacate their spaces by Feb. 14 Read more
Toru Hashimoto has been critical of how the magazine had not been upfront about the change, despite it being a core issue of the scandal. Read more
Despite several high-profile cases, Japan has never seen an outpouring of #MeToo allegations. Read more
According to the correction, Masahiro Nakai was the one who invited the woman to the gathering, not the Fuji TV official. Read more
Longtime executive of Fuji TV Hisashi Hieda, who has been dubbed the “emperor” of the broadcaster, was not present at the news conference and did not resign. Read more
The board is expected to discuss the company’s response to calls for Fuji Television executives, including President Koichi Minato, to take responsibility over the scandal. Read more
A total of 237.8 million shares changed hands in Tokyo, compared with 12.74 million last week. Read more
Fuji TV’s handling of sexual misconduct allegations against TV personality Masahiro Nakai led to a firestorm of public disapproval. Where did it go wrong? Read more
