Missing Japanese Boy Found Alive After Week in the Forest
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A seven-year-old boy who went missing in a forest in Hokkaido last week was found early this morning, national broadcaster NHK reported. The boy was left on a road by his parents to punish him, and the story led news broadcasts in what is considered a very safe nation.
Yamato Tanooka was found at a military exercise area about 5 kilometers away from where he went missing on May 28, local media Kyodo said. The boy said he had been at the exercise area from that evening and had survived by drinking water. He was discovered by members of the defense force in a barrack. Defense force members rescued the boy and fed him rice balls, local news Asahi reported.