It took more than 30 Japanese police officers to take former All Black Jerry Collins into custody - despite the fact he didn't behave violently or resist arrest.
Police in Hamamatsu were called after a "sweating and anxious" Collins went behind a shop counter and placed a knife on it in front of frightened staff.
When the first officer arrived on the scene and saw how big Collins was he immediately called for backup, Entetsu Department store division manager Katsuyuki Aono said. Police suddenly began to pour into the basement floor of the department where food is sold and soon there were more than 30 officers surrounding him.
"The Japanese police were very small in comparison to him and they must have been worried," Mr Aono said.
"But police did not have to physically restrain Collins and he was not handcuffed.