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| Japanese boy missing in Hokkaido 'found alive' | Japanese boy missing in Hokkaido 'found alive' |
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| Japanese rescuers believe they have found the boy who went missing in remote woods last week after being left alone by his parents as a punishment. | Japanese rescuers believe they have found the boy who went missing in remote woods last week after being left alone by his parents as a punishment. |
| Seven-year-old Yamato Tanooka was found in military barracks in Shikabe town and was in relatively good health, army officials told 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. |
| Japan's NHK network said he had identified himself to the military personnel who found him. | Japan's NHK network said he had identified himself to the military personnel who found him. |
| He was given food and drink and has been taken to hospital, said NHK. | He was given food and drink and has been taken to hospital, said NHK. |
| Yamato's parents initially said he got lost while foraging for vegetables. | Yamato's parents initially said he got lost while foraging for vegetables. |
| But they later admitted they had briefly driven off, leaving him alone as a punishment for throwing stones. When they returned to collect him shortly afterwards, he had disappeared, they said. | |
| He was not thought to have any food or water with him was wearing only daytime clothing. | He was not thought to have any food or water with him was wearing only daytime clothing. |
| Search teams, including the Self-Defence Force (SDF), have been combing the remote area, which is home to brown bears, for a week. | Search teams, including the Self-Defence Force (SDF), have been combing the remote area, which is home to brown bears, for a week. |
| They had found no trace of him and hopes had been fading. | They had found no trace of him and hopes had been fading. |
| Officials said he was found by a soldier shortly before 08:00 on Friday morning (23:00 GMT on Thursday). | Officials said he was found by a soldier shortly before 08:00 on Friday morning (23:00 GMT on Thursday). |
| "A Self-Defence Force official who was on a drill found a boy whose age appeared to be seven," said a police spokesman, quoted by AFP. | "A Self-Defence Force official who was on a drill found a boy whose age appeared to be seven," said a police spokesman, quoted by AFP. |
| "There was no conspicuous external injury, and the boy introduced himself as Yamato Tanooka," he said. | "There was no conspicuous external injury, and the boy introduced himself as Yamato Tanooka," he said. |
| SDF spokesman Manabu Takehara told AFP the boy "looked in good health, but he was sent to hospital by medical helicopter". | SDF spokesman Manabu Takehara told AFP the boy "looked in good health, but he was sent to hospital by medical helicopter". |
| The base is only a few kilometres from where Yamato was last seen. | The base is only a few kilometres from where Yamato was last seen. |
| Yamato's father had told Japanese media he was "very sorry" for the child, and "for causing trouble for many people". | Yamato's father had told Japanese media he was "very sorry" for the child, and "for causing trouble for many people". |
| Police have have said the parents could face charges for negligence. | Police have have said the parents could face charges for negligence. |