Masashi Tashiro

Masashi Tashiro (田代まさし, born August 31, 1956 in Saga Prefecture) is a former Japanese television performer and member of Japanese musical group Rats & Star. He was brought up in Shinjuku, Tokyo. On December 21, 2001, Tashiro was the first Japanese person chosen by the American magazine Time as "Person of the Year".

Tashiro was fired from the entertainment world in 2001 because of scandals. 

Category:1956 births
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Category:Japanese musicians
Category:People from Saga Prefecture
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