After finding an unlocked door in Osaka, a Japanese burglar got more than he bargained for, much more.

While rummaging about the room in the early hours of the morning, the burglar was confronted by sumo wrestler, Dewanosato, who squeezed him in a bear-hug. Then Dewanosato hollered to awake his fellow sumo wrestler buddies.

The burglar later said to police, “First I was caught by a massive man. When the lights turned on, I was surrounded by more than a dozen sumo wrestlers.”

Being arrested by sumo wrestlers would be more than scary. They may be nice guys but thier size and stregth is more than enough to reduce any man to mindless obedience. Being squeezed to death is much worse than simply being handcuffed.

Maybe it would be a good idea for Japanese police to start a sort of ‘Sumo Brigade’. Their presence would stop any would-be criminal in his tracks. But then again, maybe the police wouldn’t like this idea. If sumo wrestlers were on the force, they’d surley stretch donut supplies very thin.

Submitted by Shay, who blogs at Spark Plugged about pretty much any aspect of Asian pop entertainment, plus technology, news, and more.