TOKYO, Jan 20 (NHK) –
Fallout continues from a scandal involving a girl and common TV persona Nakai Masahiro, who’s greatest referred to as a former member of the disbanded pop idol group, SMAP.
A weekly journal has reported that an worker of Japan’s Fuji Television performed a task within the alleged incident.
And now, advertisers are beginning to distance themselves from the broadcaster. Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance stated it’ll droop its commercials on Fuji TV.
The agency defined that the choice was made in gentle of a sequence of media stories.
Nippon Life Insurance stated that on Sunday it’ll substitute its commercials with public service bulletins for 2 of the Fuji TV packages it sponsors.
Toyota Motor and NTT East have taken the identical measure.
Fuji Television President Minato Koichi held a news convention on Friday for the primary time for the reason that scandal surfaced. He stated his firm will arrange a panel comprised primarily of unbiased attorneys to look into the matter.