Asuka Sawamoto, a self-professed idol who became an Internet star for her exhibitionist photo shoots on the streets of Tokyo's geek haven Akihabara, has been arrested, according to police.

Sawamoto, 30, was arrested for breaking a Tokyo Metropolitan Government ordinance forbidding people from creating a public nuisance. Sawamoto denies the allegations.

Police say that Sawamoto acted indecently by flashing her underpants on the streets of Tokyo's Chiyoda-ku on the afternoon of April 20.

On her popular blog, Sawamoto refers to herself as a 'multi-sexy idol'. Since last summer, she has been performing what she calls "street concerts," where she puts on provocative poses for photographers on the streets of Akihabara on Sundays and public holidays, when they are closed to traffic.

Complaints from Akihabara residents led police to act against Sawamoto.

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