Shukan Bunshun

Shukan Bunshun criticized by former Osaka governor for not being upfront about correction | CVHD

Editor January 30, 2025

Toru Hashimoto has been critical of how the magazine had not been upfront about the change, despite...

Shukan Bunshun corrects article on scandal over former Fuji TV host | CVHD

Editor January 29, 2025

According to the correction, Masahiro Nakai was the one who invited the woman to the gathering, not...

TV networks drop Japan boy band star over sex allegations | CVHD

Editor January 8, 2025

Reports say that Masahiro Nakai, a former member of SMAP, paid a woman a lump sum of...

Comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto’s defamation trial kicks off | CVHD Comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto's defamation trial kicks off

Comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto’s defamation trial kicks off | CVHD

Editor March 28, 2024

A defamation trial over popular comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto’s sex abuse allegations, first published in weekly magazine Shukan...

Ukraine-born Miss Japan relinquishes crown following affair | CVHD Karolina Shiino (center), the winner of the Miss Japan 2024, poses with other prize winners at the contest in Tokyo on Jan. 22.

Karolina Shiino (center), the winner of the Miss Japan 2024, poses with other prize winners at the contest in Tokyo on Jan. 22.

Ukraine-born Miss Japan relinquishes crown following affair | CVHD

Editor February 6, 2024

Karolina Shiino, the Ukraine-born winner of last month’s Miss Japan contest, has relinquished her title, the contest...

Ukraine-born Miss Japan relinquishes crown following affair | CVHD Karolina Shiino (center), the winner of the Miss Japan 2024, poses with other prize winners at the contest in Tokyo on Jan. 22.

Ukraine-born Miss Japan relinquishes crown following affair | CVHD

Editor February 5, 2024

Karolina Shiino, the Ukraine-born winner of last month’s Miss Japan contest, has relinquished her title, the contest...

Comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto sues publisher over sexual assault article | CVHD According to a statement by Hitoshi Matsumoto’s lawyer, he is suing Bungei Shunju, the publisher of the Shukan Bunshun weekly magazine, and one other individual over an article that was published in the magazine and online on Dec. 27.

According to a statement by Hitoshi Matsumoto’s lawyer, he is suing Bungei Shunju, the publisher of the Shukan Bunshun weekly magazine, and one other individual over an article that was published in the magazine and online on Dec. 27.

Comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto sues publisher over sexual assault article | CVHD

Editor January 23, 2024

Popular Japanese comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto on Monday sued Bungei Shunju, the publisher of the Shukan Bunshun weekly...

Comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto sues publisher over sexual assault article | CVHD According to a statement by Hitoshi Matsumoto’s lawyer, he is suing Bungei Shunju, the publisher of the Shukan Bunshun weekly magazine, and one other individual over an article that was published in the magazine and online on Dec. 27.