Two women say they have reported Matt, a 32-year-old TV personality, to police for non-consensual intercourse — 不同意性交 (dōi seikō) — in a case that puts the question of how broadcasters treat a named performer back in view.
Both women came forward in succession, according to Bunshun Online, which published their statements. The account says one of the two described telling police: "I reported Matt to police for non-consensual intercourse."
The same report says a reporter approached Masumi Kuwata, the former Yomiuri Giants pitcher and Matt's father, for comment. What Kuwata said in response is not given in the material available.
Saga governor's no-go list
Separately, two entertainers were named on a no-go list kept by the governor of Saga Prefecture, according to Bunshun Online. One is a female TV personality and the other a Netflix actor; the material does not give their names.
The list surfaced alongside a ban on the comedy trio Hanawa appearing in Saga, the report says. It does not say who drew up the list, on what grounds names were added, or what the governor's office has said about it.
Neither the accusation against Matt nor the no-go list has been addressed on the record by the broadcasters involved, and no charge has been announced.
Elsewhere in the week's entertainment coverage
Bunshun Online also reported on Yuki Saito, describing a "magnetic" pull that has not faded, in a piece pegged to a baby's kimono and a graduation. The material gives no further detail on what the report concerns.
- A column by Sawako Agawa interviewing the drag queen Dorian Lollobrigida
- A piece by Mineko Nomachi on the comedian Yoshie
- A column by Yuichi Nakamaru on fandom
- An advice column by MEGUMI
- A column by the rakugo storyteller Ichinosuke Shunpūtei
- An interview with the freelance announcer Maya Masai on family in Japan and Mexico
- A column by Kayoko Okubo