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A nanotech professor in one of Japan鈥檚 top universities was arrested for stealing underwear he saw hanging outside a residence last Sunday, Nov. 17.
Seimei Shiratori, a 56-year-old professor from Keio University, allegedly took the pair of bra and panties hanging outside for drying in someone鈥檚 first-floor balcony as per the Asahi Shimbun report via Sora 黑料社 24 yesterday, Nov. 20.
The husband of the owner鈥檚 undergarments reportedly saw Shiratori mid-act and shouted 鈥淭hief!鈥� The panty thief then fled the scene and ran along the streets of Ichikawa City. As per the report, he was eventually picked up by the police a few hundred meters away.
A police report also confirmed that the professor took the wet undergarments worth 楼400 (P180) as Shiratori confessed to the crime.
鈥淭here is no question I stole [the] underwear,鈥� Shiratori said.
The man is a professor at the Department of Applied Physics and Physico-Informatics at Keio University, one of the oldest private universities in Japan. He is also the founder of Shiratori Nanotechnology.
Keio University issued a statement after the event: 鈥淚t is very regrettable that one of our faculty members was arrested. We are currently confirming the facts and will take strict measures.鈥� Cha Lino/NVG
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