Man reeled in over fishing for women's underwear

Wednesday 01st October, 07:25 AM JST

TOKYO —

A 51-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly using a fishing rod to steal women’s underwear. Police said Tuesday that Akira Hino was arrested last week for stealing a pair of panties from a clothesline on a second-floor balcony.

Police said he used a 3-meter rod and caught the underwear on a hook. He was spotted by a resident who called police. Officers found more than 500 pairs of women’s underwear inside his apartment. He reportedly told investigators he had got into the habit of stealing undergarments when he was 18.

Wire reports

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Himajin at 11:09 AM JST - 1st October

Anything over a size medium gets tossed.

LOL!
thebottomline at 11:39 AM JST - 1st October

Hahahaha! Classic..........simply classic!
CavemanLawyer at 12:14 PM JST - 1st October

What gives with the Japanese male fetish for Ladies Underwear?

They cannot get the cookie so they settle for stealing crumbs. It beats having them try to steal the cookie by a large margin though. --Cirroc
SpanishEyez37 at 02:29 PM JST - 1st October

So when he said I caught one this big, he meant granny panties?
dennis0bauer at 03:13 PM JST - 1st October

I think it is the fault of that "devious" manga Dragonball where a pig whishes for some girls panties and alwys wears it on his head.

He catched Fuku no Fugu ;p
mrhog123 at 03:26 PM JST - 1st October

All he had to do was ask. She might have given him a pair or two. Also this elimanates the chance of getting any panties over size medium.
ninjitsu182 at 06:50 PM JST - 1st October

Creative thinking. It is amazing what boredom can create, lol
ataro at 09:55 PM JST - 1st October

Which smells better? Fish or Underwear?
WilliB at 10:52 PM JST - 1st October

Without a doubt the best crime story since airman Bobbs love hotel drop!
usaexpat at 12:02 AM JST - 2nd October

File under "only in Japan" the Otaku culture her really is truly unique.
ca1ic0cat at 02:24 AM JST - 2nd October

I don't get the underwear thing at all either. Maybe it's a combination of kleptomania and rape? Oh well, enough pop psychology for today.

I do know one friend who was cleaning out her father's place after he died and found all these pairs of panties (why are panties pairs, BTW?) along with notes from all the girls he met on the internet and had sent money to. Freaked her out, that's for sure!

But I still don't get it.
sharky1 at 05:34 AM JST - 2nd October

Looks like the J-Cops got him with his pants down. Turned in by a peeping neighbor. Man...I would stay clear of that area...
elcot at 06:02 AM JST - 2nd October

its the reincarnation of Haposai (see Ramna 1/2) lol
OgieDoggie at 08:11 AM JST - 2nd October

elcot...you are so right I almost forgot about him. I think a fishing pole is the only thing he DIDN'T use during the series.
Antonios_M at 05:35 PM JST - 3rd October

Heh?? Haha, indeed, this is 'Japan only'. Just imagine the woman going out in balcony and watch her underwear in a hook of a fishing rod!!!! Simply hilarious!!!