What is the world coming to? The Japanese government (Hokkaido Prefectural) is outlawing the purchase of used underwear from teenage girls. Violaters can now face up to one year in prison and fines up to 500,000 yen. The government has decided upon these rules after a large number of teenage girls have fallen victim to sex-related crimes as a result of selling their used underwear.
From Wikipedia:
Buru sera is a Japanese (Engrish) term for "bloomer sailor" — a reference to the underwear of teenage schoolgirls in "sailor"-like uniforms. This sexual fetish is popular in Japan where female adolescence is perhaps more prominently revered as the idealized form of beauty than it is even in Western cultures.
The term refers to the sale and exchange of the panties of these schoolgirls, as independent transactions between female and adult store and the store and the buyer. Girls who participate in this business will exchange their panties at adult stores on their way to school, and returning them soiled for profit. The more soiled they are, the more they will fetch at sale. Further increasing the value is attaching girls picture or bio to the panties, personalizing them for the consumer. At one point, such panties were even made for sale in vending machines in the Chiba Prefecture, until they were found to be illegal under "antiques-resale" legislation.
What a great idea!
Comment by sen — February 1, 2006 @ 11:32 am