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Missing Japanese boy 'found alive' Japanese boy missing in Hokkaido 'found alive'
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Japanese rescuers say they have found a boy they believe to be the one who went missing in woods in northern Hokkaido after being left by his parents Japanese rescuers say they believe they have found the boy who went missing in remote woods last week after being left alone by his parents as a punishment.
The seven-year-old boy, missing since last Saturday, was found in Shikabe town and was in relatively good health, said Japanese media. Seven-year-old Yamato Tanooka was found in military barracks in Shikabe town and was in relatively good health, army officials told Japanese media.
His parents said they briefly left him alone in the woods after he misbehaved, but when they returned he had gone. Japan's NHK network said he had identified himself to the military personnel who found him.
Search teams, including the military, have been combing the remote area. He was given food and drink and has been taken to hospital, said NHK.
The boy's parents initially said he got lost while foraging for vegetables.
But they later admitted they had briefly driven off, leaving him alone, after he misbehaved, and that when they returned he had gone.
Search teams, including the military, have been combing the remote area for a week.
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