Underwear In The Garden

(Osaka, Japan) Frequently, truth seems much stranger than fiction because one simply can't imagine that a person is even capable of making up some things that happen in real life.

Here's an example of really bizarre behavior from the tabloid Yukan Fuji.

A man arrested for hurling into neighbors' gardens the little girls' knickers that he used to wear around has been described by those who knew him as "friendly and a stickler for cleanliness," according to Yukan Fuji (12/5).

Kazuo Oshitani, a 48-year-old company employee from the Osaka suburb of Ibaraki, was arrested for breaking the Waste Disposal Law.

Police say Oshitani bought hundreds of pairs of women's and little girls' underpants, wore them one at a time and then scattered them around neighbors' gardens when he removed them on his way home.

Apparently, he targeted the gardens of young families with housewives in their 20s and 30s. Oshitani told police that it aroused him to think of people finding his panties.

According to a scientific sample study, panty fetishism is known to occur worldwide and it's exhibited in about 12 percent of all people possessing fetishes.

Interestingly, the Japanese have turned the proclivity into an institution. Schoolgirls are known to sell their soiled underwear at specialized shops or through mobile phones, selling directly to clients. Also, the fetish is generally common among lesbians.

Companion post at The Jawa Report.