Hitoshi Matsumoto and publisher Bungeishunju Ltd. agreed to the withdrawal of a lawsuit filed by Matsumoto over a weekly magazine’s article alleging that the comedian forced two women to perform ...

Comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto will take a break from his career following accusations of sexual assault reported by a weekly magazine last month. Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., Matsumoto’s management ...

TOKYO -- Japanese comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto is set to drop a defamation suit against a publisher over a sex scandal report ...