Waseda student arrested for stealing woman’s underwear in Nara

Monday 05th January, 10:30 AM JST

NARA —

A 23-year-old Waseda University student was arrested on suspicion of stealing a pair of women’s underwear in Nara City on Sunday. According to police, Nagayoshi Kanemoto, a fourth year political science and economics student at Waseda’s Fujimi City campus in Saitama, stole one pair of underwear from the first-floor veranda of an apartment in Nara City at around 1.30 p.m. on Sunday.

The woman living in the apartment saw Kanemoto take the underwear and run off, and called police, who stopped a man in the vicinity about 40 minutes later matching her description. Police found the underwear in his possession, and Kanemoto admitted to the allegation. The underwear was worth about 500 yen.

Police said Kanemoto had returned to Ikoma City in Nara to visit his family over the New Year.

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BBLeo at 05:30 PM JST - 5th January

I wonder what is so special about women's underwear. It is not the first time that JT is reporting stories similar to that one. Are such men attracted or researching a new 'Japanese perfume?' I suggest that ladies hide their underwear perhaps even stop wearing them. I'm sure this student will never reach the Japanese politics, and he should change course to 'Lingerie Manager.' God job cops, you got him. Will this student walk free to continue his studies?
norinrad21 at 05:34 PM JST - 5th January

BBLeo,

well you see, ummm it often smells naisu......errrr ya naw?
rudiguur at 06:22 PM JST - 5th January

honestly though....how many of you would have seriously called the police if someone stole one boxer from your clothes line.......if they go through that much trouble......they are gonna get more enjoyment out of them then i do on a daily basis........now if its my silk boxers......bitch better be a fast runner.
martyman at 06:49 PM JST - 5th January

It sounds like he was collecting presents for the family during his vacation visit.
shiuu at 08:40 PM JST - 5th January

Ha. Ha. I have to laugh at the thought of this conversation:

"Mom. Dad. You know the years and years of sacrifice and millions and millions of yen you invested in my education ..."
USARonin at 08:44 PM JST - 5th January

Did they stop sellin' used female panties from vendin' machines?
bobcatfish at 09:22 PM JST - 5th January

i agree with rudiguur - what a waste of time.

he might as well go all the way now - have the woman identify him in court

and have the panties thoroughly scrutinized. he could ask her all sorts of

questions under cross examination.
flammenwerfer at 09:47 PM JST - 5th January

slow news day? ...zzzz
Skywards at 03:14 AM JST - 6th January

Waseda University student caught for underwear theft recently; in past three years, this university has had students caught with drugs or investigated for sexual assault. Time for the school administration to get a good citizenship course with compulsory volunteer time set up for all incoming new students plus a mandatory course on male-female relationships.

Otherwise we'll be reading about more students from "wasted" university.
HonestDictator at 03:39 AM JST - 6th January

What the heck is it with this panty fetish? I starting to think somehow guys in Japan are being influenced/taught to think that having a fetish for panties is somehow a cultural matter from a young age.

Why can't they be more interested in whats behind them instead of fantasizing where they've been?
ca1ic0cat at 04:01 AM JST - 6th January

I just don't get it. What use is an empty pair of panties? If there isn't a friendly woman in them they are just more laundry, as far as I'm concerned.
airrunwesker at 06:14 AM JST - 6th January

...the truth, he was trying on her underwear, and stealing was the quickest lie he could come up with!
Kokubuspider at 12:31 PM JST - 6th January

What a way to screw up your future. Madness.
dennis0bauer at 01:29 PM JST - 7th January

hereforenow: the gold standard? or the golden shower standard?
daraho at 05:39 PM JST - 7th January

A strange hobby but hardly worth destroying the young man by naming and shaming him. This is scapegoating at its worst. Surely the police should have just cautioned him and made him apologise to the victim. He is small fry compared to much bigger problems that are far more embarassing to the Japanese government but perhaps concentrating on something trivial and mildly amusing for some diverts attention from issues that are a bit closer to home.

A far more serious problem would appear to be the underage sex industry that involves much younger children including police officers, government officials, university employees, and particularly teachers. This seems to be a greater threat to the fabric of Japanese society especially when you consider the rapid spread of STDs in recent years amongst very young people.