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| Japanese missing boy Yamato Tanooka found alive in Hokkaido | Japanese missing boy Yamato Tanooka found alive in Hokkaido |
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| A boy missing in remote woods in Japan since Saturday after being left alone by his parents as a punishment has been found alive and well. | A boy missing in remote woods in Japan since Saturday after being left alone by his parents as a punishment has been found alive and well. |
| Seven-year-old Yamato Tanooka was found in military barracks near Shikabe in northern Hokkaido, just a few kilometres from where he was left. | Seven-year-old Yamato Tanooka was found in military barracks near Shikabe in northern Hokkaido, just a few kilometres from where he was left. |
| His parents initially said he had got lost, but eventually admitted briefly abandoning him for being naughty. | His parents initially said he had got lost, but eventually admitted briefly abandoning him for being naughty. |
| His father has apologised to his son and rescuers, saying "we went too far". | His father has apologised to his son and rescuers, saying "we went too far". |
| The lost boy and Japan’s parenting debate | |
| "My excessive act forced my son to have a painful time," Takayuki Tanooka said in an emotional news briefing outside Hakodate hospital, where his son was taken for checks. | "My excessive act forced my son to have a painful time," Takayuki Tanooka said in an emotional news briefing outside Hakodate hospital, where his son was taken for checks. |
| "I deeply apologise to people at his school, people in the rescue operation, and everybody for causing them trouble," he said. | "I deeply apologise to people at his school, people in the rescue operation, and everybody for causing them trouble," he said. |
| "I have poured all my love into my son, but from now on, I would want to do more, together with him. I would like to protect him while he grows up. Thank you very much." | "I have poured all my love into my son, but from now on, I would want to do more, together with him. I would like to protect him while he grows up. Thank you very much." |
| How Yamamoto survived | How Yamamoto survived |
| Search teams including the Self-Defence Forces (SDF) have been combing the remote area, home to brown bears, for a week. | Search teams including the Self-Defence Forces (SDF) have been combing the remote area, home to brown bears, for a week. |
| They had found no trace of Yamato and hopes were fading. | They had found no trace of Yamato and hopes were fading. |
| But shortly before 08:00 on Friday morning (23:00 GMT on Thursday) he was found inside a building at the SDF base about 4km (2.5 miles) from where he was left. | But shortly before 08:00 on Friday morning (23:00 GMT on Thursday) he was found inside a building at the SDF base about 4km (2.5 miles) from where he was left. |
| "One of our soldiers was preparing for drills this morning and opened the door of a building on the base, and there he was," an SDF member told NHK. | "One of our soldiers was preparing for drills this morning and opened the door of a building on the base, and there he was," an SDF member told NHK. |
| "When he asked 'are you Yamato?' the boy said yes. Then he said he was hungry, so the soldier gave him some water, bread and rice balls." | "When he asked 'are you Yamato?' the boy said yes. Then he said he was hungry, so the soldier gave him some water, bread and rice balls." |
| NHK said he had told rescuers he "walked through the mountains" until he found the shelter. | NHK said he had told rescuers he "walked through the mountains" until he found the shelter. |
| He was taken to hospital by a medical helicopter. | He was taken to hospital by a medical helicopter. |
| The Kyodo news agency said he was slightly dehydrated with minor scratches, but otherwise in good health. | The Kyodo news agency said he was slightly dehydrated with minor scratches, but otherwise in good health. |
| Yamato's parents initially said he got lost while foraging for vegetables. But they later admitted they had driven off, briefly leaving him alone on a mountain road as a punishment for throwing stones earlier. When they returned to collect him shortly afterwards, he had disappeared, they said. | Yamato's parents initially said he got lost while foraging for vegetables. But they later admitted they had driven off, briefly leaving him alone on a mountain road as a punishment for throwing stones earlier. 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 and was wearing only daytime clothing. | He was not thought to have any food or water with him and was wearing only daytime clothing. |
| Earlier this week, Yamato's father had apologised in the media "for causing trouble for many people". | Earlier this week, Yamato's father had apologised in the media "for causing trouble for many people". |
| Police have said the parents could face charges for negligence. | Police have said the parents could face charges for negligence. |
| The case has gripped Japan, sparking discussions about acceptable levels of discipline for children. | The case has gripped Japan, sparking discussions about acceptable levels of discipline for children. |