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Masahiro Nakai: Is the downfall of a Japanese star a turning point for women's rights?

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Masahiro Nakai , a household name and leading presenter for Fuji TV , was accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a dinner party in 2023 .

Fuji TV has since admitted it allowed Nakai to continue presenting shows even after finding about the allegations.

Some believe it has also marked a turning point in how cases of sexual assault are perceived in Japan - where traditionally victims have been shamed into silence.

Fuji TV's chairman Shuji Kano and its President Koichi Minato stepped down after the scandal.

The scandal and the broadcaster's role in hiding it, sent the company on a crisis-management frenzy that seemed to have dug it deeper into disgrace.

Professor Osawa says high profile cases like Fuji TV become important precedents for these patterns to change.

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