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Executives at Japan`s Fuji TV and parent firm resign over a sex scandal linked to a former star

The Japanese network Fuji Television and its parent company say its president and chairperson are resigning immediately to take responsibility for a widening sex assault scandal linked to one of Japan’s top TV celebrities.

6 of 13 | Members of media outlets wait for the start of a news conference which will be held by senior officials from Fuji Television and its parent company at the Fuji Television headquarter in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. Members of media outlets wait for the start of a news conference which will be held by senior officials from Fuji Television and its parent company at the Fuji Television headquarter in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. 13 of 13 | Kenji Shimizu, newly appointed president and CEO of Fuji Television Network, answers a question during a news conference at the Fuji Television headquarters in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025.

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