Roppongi hostess club removes top earner from website after arrest for cocaine possession

TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police this week arrested a popular influencer and hostess working at an ultra-exclusive Roppongi club over the possession of cocaine.

Since then, the club employing Rino Tazawa, 27, who goes by the online moniker “Yamato Rino,” has seemingly cut ties with her.

On September 15, Tazawa was arrested on the spot at her home along with her live-in boyfriend, 28-year-old Kota Fukumoto, after police found 0.4 grams of the illicit drug.

The couple made little effort to conceal their stash. Investigators seized 21 additional bags containing a white powder and multiple straws believed to be used for snorting the drug, which were left casually lying around the living room and bedroom.

Tazawa is a top earner at Jungle Tokyo, an industry-leading Roppongi club known for its heavy media presence. She reportedly generated a staggering 230 million yen in sales during her birthday month alone.

However, the club removed Tazawa’s name and image from its roster of hostesses on its website following her arrest.

Prior to her online fame, Tazawa was largely unknown. She rose from obscurity during the COVID-19 pandemic through an anonymous X account, gaining a massive following for her dark humor and sharp tongue.

After eventually revealing her identity, her popularity skyrocketed. She currently boasts over 1.3 million followers across social media and recently served as a judge on a YouTube audition program.

“We used it together”

Upon her arrest, Tazawa admitted to the allegations, telling police, “The cocaine in our home belongs to both me and Fukumoto. We used it together.”

However, her boyfriend has adamantly denied the charges. “It is not mine. I have nothing to do with it,” Fukumoto told investigators.

Tokyo police had been conducting an undercover investigation into Tazawa since the beginning of the year over suspicions of habitual drug use. Authorities now plan to conduct urine tests on both suspects to confirm usage and will investigate their motives and how the cocaine was obtained.

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东京（TR）——本周，东京警视厅逮捕了一名在六本木一家超高档俱乐部工作的知名网红兼女招待，罪名是持有可卡因。

从那时起，27 岁的 Rino Tazawa（网名“Yamato Rino”）所在的俱乐部似乎已经与她断绝了关系。

9 月 15 日，警方在田泽家中搜出 0.4 克非法毒品后，当场逮捕了田泽和她的同居男友，28 岁的福本浩太。

这对夫妇几乎没有掩藏毒品。调查人员在客厅和卧室随意搜查到另外21袋白色粉末和多根疑似用于吸食毒品的吸管。

田泽是Jungle Tokyo的顶级舞者，这家位于六本木的夜店以其极高的媒体曝光率而闻名。据报道，仅在她生日当月，她的销售额就高达2.3亿日元。

然而，在田泽被捕后，该俱乐部从其网站上的女招待名单中删除了她的名字和照片。

在网络走红之前，田泽几乎无人知晓。新冠疫情期间，她通过一个匿名X账号迅速走红，凭借其黑色幽默和犀利言辞吸引了大量粉丝。

在最终公开身份后，她的人气飙升。目前，她在社交媒体上拥有超过130万粉丝，并且最近还担任了YouTube选秀节目的评委。

“我们一起用过它”

被捕后，田泽承认了这些指控，并告诉警方：“我们家里的可卡因是我和福本共同的。我们一起吸食的。”

然而，她的男友坚决否认了这些指控。“这不是我的事，跟我一点关系都没有。”福本告诉调查人员。

东京警方自年初以来就对田泽进行秘密调查，怀疑其有长期吸毒史。当局目前计划对两名嫌疑人进行尿检以确认其是否吸毒，并将调查其吸毒动机以及可卡因的来源。

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