The boy identified himself as Yamato Tanooka, the name of the boy who went missing, police said. The boy, missing since Saturday, was found Friday morning by a soldier in a military drill area on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido. Kyodo News service reported that the boy told police he had been in the drill area for several days after walking alone in the forest. The drill area where he was found was about 5 kilometers (3 miles) from where he disappeared. TOKYO — The 7-year-old Japanese boy who went missing nearly a week ago after his parents left him in a forest as punishment was found unharmed Friday, police said, in a case that had set off a nationwide debate about parental disciplining.

Source: National Post June 03, 2016 02:15 UTC