Model Shion ‘Sean’ Okamoto, one of the cast members of ‘Terrace House: Opening New Doors, has been arrested for weed possession this past weekend.
The former Terrace House cast member, 25, was stopped by police at around 2am on Saturday on a road in Shibuya Ward. During voluntary questioning, police discovered what appeared to be liquid cannabis in his possession.
This led to a search of his home in Setagaya Ward several hours later where police found a “small amount of” marijuana.
The Japanese-American model, who also goes by ‘Sean’, admitted to the charge, reportedly saying, “I had it for personal use.”
In Japan, under the Cannabis Control Act, weed possession can lead to up to five years in jail, or seven if there’s a suspect intent to profit, and a potential fine of up to 2 million yen (S$25,932).
Okamoto shot to popularity on social media after starring in the series “Terrace House: Opening New Doors,” which premiered on Netflix Japan in 2017. As of Monday this week he had over 210,000 Instagram followers.
It was in May that the latest season of Terrace House — subtitled Tokyo 2019-2020 — was cancelled following the death of one of its cast members, pro wrestler Hana Kimura, who committed suicide.