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Entertainer Tashiro Masashi (42) has been arrested for the fourth time. While driving with an unidentified woman, he was found to be in possession of marijuana and a butterfly knife. in the past he has been arrested for drug posession and indecent behaviour, and it is thought likely that he will serve prison time. Tashiro became a star inthe pop group Chanels, who wore black face paint, in the mid-1970s. In 1985 he started a solo career, appearing in comedy and variety shows and retaining his star status. His career went into a sudden slide in 2000 when he was arrested for secretly videotaping up a woman's skirt at a train station. In June of this year he caused a traffic accident, injuring a young motorcyclist.

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