Japan: Police have arrested a teacher after he allegedly approached a group of eight 12- and 13-year-old boys playing in the playground of another school and demanded their underwear at knifepoint.
Two of the boys were able to escape but the remaining six were compelled to remove their pants and hand over their underwear. He also stole a phone from one student and has reportedly been prank calling his house.
Police have declined to comment on the case but the principal of the Tokyo school where the teacher teaches has appeared on local television describing him as a dedicated teacher.
