ISHIOKA, Ibaraki -- A man has earned the dubious honor of being the first person arrested for breaking an Ibaraki Prefectural Government ordinance outlawing minors from selling their underpants, police said.

Kenji Tomita, 46, a part-time worker from Ishioka, has been sent to the Ashikaga Local Public Prosecutors Office for breaking the Ibaraki Prefectural Government's ordinance aimed at providing a wholesome upbringing for youth.

Tomita admits to the allegations.

Tomita was the first person to be arrested under a clause of the ordinance that outlaws the practice of minors under 18 from removing their underwear and selling it.

Police said Tomita paid 10,000 yen in cash to a 14-year-old junior high schoolgirl he met through a mobile phone matchmaking site in exchange for her giving him two pairs of her panties at a hotel in southern Ibaraki Prefecture.

（Mainichi Japan） October 10, 2007

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