TOKYO (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): When Japanese commuters miss the last train for the night, some find accommodations in internet cafes or cheap hotels, or just sleep on the gutter in a drunken stupor then catch the first train the next day to get home, freshen up and get back to work.

One man found an alternative in one of the lockers at the Sendai train station in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, as reported by Kohaku Shinpo via SoraNews24.

On the morning of Nov 19, a station employee found a number of clothing articles littered on the ground in front of the station’s line of storage lockers near the taxi stand.

Upon investigation, the employee discovered a naked man, still alive, stuffed in one of the lockers. The man had been curled up inside with its back to the door.

The man, estimated to be aged between late 40s and early 50s, was later taken into custody by police.

He was also found to be suffering from hypothermia, given the chilly weather in the area. Temperature in Sendai went down to just 6 degrees Celsius in the evening, then went up to 13 degrees Celsius at the height of daytime.

He was quickly taken to a nearby hospital for medical treatment, but authorities still have to determine the reason why the man had to sleep inside the locker as of this writing. – Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network