<h2>On his third arrest: &#8230;&#8230;</h2>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> The defendant is sentenced to two years in prison.&#8221;</span></p>
<p> When Judge Chikako Murata handed down the sentence, defendant Tomoji Taguchi, 63, looked at the judge in dismay. Then, after Judge Murata stated the reason for the sentence and closed the court, he took one look at the audience and left the courtroom with a nod.</p>
<p> Taguchi, a former member and keyboardist of the rock band &#8220;C-C-B,&#8221; was charged with violating the Methamphetamine Control Law for using and possessing methamphetamine in his home. The above is a scene from the sentencing hearing held at the Tokyo District Court on September 17, 2012.</p>
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<p> Judge Murata noted that <span class="strongInContent">&#8220;Taguchi committed the crime despite having served time in prison for a similar offense, and his affinity for and dependence on methamphetamine are recognized.</span> He sentenced Taguchi to two years in prison (with a two-year, six-month maximum sentence).</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> This is the third time Taguchi has been arrested for violating the Methamphetamine Control Law.&#8221; He was arrested by Kanagawa Prefectural Police in &#8217;15 and &#8217;16, both times he was convicted, and the second time he was sentenced to prison and served time. At his trial, it was pointed out that it had been less than six years since he had served his sentence.</span></p>
<p> Taguchi&#8217;s family consisted of his parents and older brother, but after his parents passed away and his brother left home, he lived alone in his parents&#8217; house, which was more than 50 years old.</p>
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<h2>Neighbors Reveal Recent Developments</h2>
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<p> A shopkeeper in the neighborhood described his impression of Taguchi: &#8220;Until a while ago, I sometimes saw him going out toward the train station.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Until a short while ago, I used to see him going to the train station every once in a while. He didn&#8217;t look like a former entertainer to me.</span></p>
<p> In September 2006, after his release from prison, FRIDAY visited Taguchi at his home to interview him. The intercom was broken, so we called out through the kitchen door, <span class="strongInContent">&#8220;Excuse me,&#8221;</span> and Taguchi appeared, dressed in a gray top and bottom jersey, and interrupted our questions by saying <span class="strongInContent">, &#8220;I&#8217;m not feeling well, so I&#8217;ve been sleeping all night,&#8221;</span> and closing and locking the door behind him. He closed the door and locked it. He certainly gave the impression of a &#8220;tired old man.</p>
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<p> Last December, about five years after his release from prison, Taguchi reported on a social networking service that he had updated for the first time in two years that he was working on his drug addiction <span class="strongInContent">: &#8220;I go to a psychiatrist twice a week for checkups, programs, and self-help groups.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> In court, he said that the loss of his beloved cat in an accident was the catalyst for him to turn to methamphetamine again. The mental shock was so great that he contacted his drug dealer.</span></p>
<p> Taguchi frequently uploaded pictures of his beloved cat on his SNS. Having lost his beloved family, had he lost the energy to engage in medical treatment?</p>
<p> We hope that after two years in prison, Taguchi will face up to himself and this time get rid of methamphetamine. &#8230;&#8230;</p>
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 Taguchi, a former member and keyboardist of the rock band C-C-B, was indicted for violating the Methamphetamine Control Law for using and possessing methamphetamine in his home.

Former C-C-B defendant Tomoharu Taguchi is facing the &#8220;weight of guilt&#8221; and the &#8220;road to recovery&#8221; after being arrested for the third time for methamphetamine again.

Former C-C-B defendant Tomoharu Taguchi is facing the “weight of guilt” and the “road to recovery” after being arrested for the third time for methamphetamine again.

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